斯坦福最火CS课：不让学生写代码，必须用AI

Core Insights - Stanford University's new course "The Modern Software Developer" (CS146S) focuses on teaching programming development without writing code, emphasizing the use of AI tools like Cursor and Claude [2][5] - The course has gained immense popularity, with over 200 students on the waiting list, reflecting the growing concern about navigating an AI-driven world [5] Course Overview - The course spans 10 months and is the first to concentrate on AI software principles and practices, combining practicality with engagement [8] - Prerequisites include programming experience equivalent to CS111, with recommendations to have completed courses in advanced mathematics and machine learning [9] Weekly Breakdown - Week 1: Introduction to coding LLMs and AI development, covering LLM fundamentals and effective prompting techniques [10] - Week 2: Internal structure of programming agents, including architecture and function calling mechanisms [11] - Week 3: Focus on AI integrated development environments, emphasizing context management and code understanding [12] - Week 4: Management of agent autonomy and collaboration between humans and agents [13] - Week 5: Integration of AI with modern terminal capabilities, including command line enhancements [14] - Week 6: Application of AI in testing and security, focusing on secure coding practices and automated test generation [14] - Week 7: Evaluation of AI code system reliability and automated documentation generation [14] - Week 8: Automation in UI and app building, enabling rapid prototyping [15] - Week 9: Management of deployed AI systems, including monitoring and fault response [15] - Week 10: Future directions in AI software engineering, exploring new coding paradigms and industry trends [15][16] Instructor Background - Mihail Eric, the course instructor, is an engineer and educator with experience in the Stanford NLP group and a focus on machine learning and software engineering practices [19][20]