Ask HN: How to learn SOTA LLM-assisted coding skills?

1 mleonhard 2 7/31/2025, 6:13:11 PM

Companies are adding "AI Coding" interviews to their hiring processes, often without mentioning such skills in job descriptions. What are the best resources for learning it, for experienced software engineers?

How about resources that teach mindset and strategies for reducing fatigue while constantly reviewing subtly-broken generated code?

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mleonhard · 16h ago

I found a useful intro "Mastering Claude Code in 30 minutes - Anthropic" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6eBSHbLKuN0

PaulHoule · 20h ago

Just do it. Today everybody is making it up as they go along, people who are blogging about are "influencers" who don't necessarily know what they are talking about.

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