New MEAP! ChatGPT, GitHub Copilot, and Regular Expressions

This book is the story of two competitors. On one side is David Mertz, an expert programmer and the author of the Web's most popular Regex tutorial. On the other are the AI powerhouse coding assistants, GitHub Copilot and OpenAI’s ChatGPT.

The challenge is simple: 24 puzzles based on regular expressions. How do David’s solutions measure up versus the AI coding tools? How will yours?

Regular Expression Puzzles and AI Coding Assistants is for any programmer who wants to understand the capabilities of AI-assisted programming tools. Acclaimed author and Python expert David Mertz presents 24 challenging regex puzzles, their traditional human-made solutions, and the fascinating answers given by Copilot and ChatGPT. Prepare to be amazed.

Almost overnight, AI-assisted coding using ChatGPT and GitHub Copilot has become a must-learn skill for every programmer. Discover how to write prompts, integrate AI-generated coding suggestions, and interact with the assistant to get the results you want. By the end of the book, you'll have a clear understanding of where AI assistants can reliably write code for you—and where you might still need a human touch.

• Write basic and advanced regular expressions in Python
• Use ChatGPT and GitHub Copilot to write good code
• Evaluate AI-generated code and suggestions
• Create prompts that give you the results you want

About the author

David Mertz is the founder of KDM Training and an acclaimed contributor to the Python community. He is also the author of The Puzzling Quirks of Regular Expressions, Cleaning Data for Effective Data Science: Doing the Other 80% of the Work, the Charming Python column, and other books.

Three chapters of this new MEAP are available now with more to follow soon!