SE Radio 582: Leo Porter and Daniel Zingaro on Learning to Program with LLMs

Dr. Daniel Zingaro and Dr. Leo Porter,
co-authors of the book Learn AI-Assisted Python Programming,
speak with host Jeremy Jung about teaching programming with the
aid of large language models (LLMs). They discuss writing a book
to use in Leo's introductory CS class and explore how GitHub
Copilot de-emphasizes syntax errors, reduces the need to memorize
APIs, and why they want students to write manual test cases. They
also discuss possible ethical concerns of relying on commercial
tools, their impact on coursework, and why they aren't worried
about students cheating with LLMs.