Revolutionizing Pair Programming: Unleashing the Power of AI in Collaborative Software Development

Dear followers,

Artificial intelligence, which we all closely follow with admiration for its rapid development, is once again presenting us with an innovation that will make our lives easier. This innovation seems to be a game-changer in the world of software development. The renowned version control system, GitHub, has already developed a module in collaboration with OpenAI that pairs AI with developers under the scope of pair programming. You can find more details at https://github.com/features/copilot.

In fact, the software world has been using the pair programming method without artificial intelligence for about many years. The pair programming method, where two programmers share a single computer to solve complex software problems, leads to solutions with different visions and perspectives. This method, which is quite enjoyable for developers, allows the other party to see problems and solutions that you may have missed or overlooked. Now, things are becoming even more exciting, and we eagerly await the upcoming era of pair-AI.

As Cinema8, an interactive video experience platform, we will frequently utilize the AI pair method in various fields. In fact, I have already produced a few articles in collaboration with ChatGPT! Very soon, I will share an article that tells the story and philosophy of Cinema8, so stay tuned!

In this article, I will showcase a simple like button within the Cinema8 widget development environment using AI as my pair. It took 15 minutes to create a running widget. Of course, it still needs some improvements, optimizations, and integrations, but it's worth spending 15 minutes to get a strong starting point.

You can check the sample widget running within a video from this URL:

Here are the prompts that I used while pairing with AI:

• "I want to implement a sample Cinema8 widget. It will consist of CSS, HTML, and JS code parts, resulting in a stylish and animated like button. When pressed, I want to add an animated heart fading out. Additionally, I want to display the total like count. Any suggestions?"
• "Can you use an icon for the button? I want the user to see a heart icon on the screen. When clicked, I want the same animated function, but with the animated heart jumping and then fading out. Also, can you add a curved animation path?"
• "The animated part is not working smoothly. Can you use GreenSock JS for animations? Additionally, try to add the number part as a badge."
• "When the like count exceeds 9, the style breaks, and the heart icon and number badge collapse. Can you add some optimization to the style?"
• "This is good, but we need some optimization in the JS code. We can debounce the user's click action and then perform the animation the number of times the user clicked."
• "When the user clicks multiple times, the animated hearts collapse, and I cannot see multiple animating hearts on the screen. Can you maybe add a delay between each animation or randomize the starting and ending positions of the hearts?"

And the result is awesome! You can check it out here:

I would be delighted if you could share your thoughts on the AI pair system in the comments section below. I'm curious about everyone's opinions and perspectives!