We recently announced Jay Wengrow's Common Sense Guide to AI Engineering was in print. This week it's joined at the presses by Uberto Barbini's Process Over Magic: Beyond Vibe Coding.
AI Engineering is the go-to book if you want to build the capabilities of AI into the programs you write. It's all about taking a measured, professional approach with repeatable (and testable) results.
Now, Process Over Magic looks at the other side of the equation: using AI to write the code itself. Sure, anyone can fire up an LLM and ask it to produce a program. But, as Uberto says, that's like "using autocomplete to write your entire next email."
Instead, Uberto takes you through the way professionals write code, using AIs to assist them, not replace them. The book is full of wisdom and advice—I know I learned a lot from it. He describes the flow and rhythm of working with AI, and the ways you can control what your assistant does without stifling it. He also covers topics you don't often come across, such as how to attack large legacy codebases and how to get your whole team in sync (including how they can mitigate security risks).
If you use AI to help you code but don't like the result, or if you want to get started but feel a little out of control, this is the book for you.
We normally offer a discount on the ebook when a book goes into print.
But because these two titles complement each other so well, this week the discount applies to both. Pick up either one, or both, and save.
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