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A Case Study in Engineering a Conversational Programming Assistant's Persona

arXiv 2301.10016 ↗First posted 13 Jan 2023cs.CY cs.AI cs.HCcited by 6

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Abstract (arXiv)

The Programmer's Assistant is an experimental prototype software development environment that integrates a chatbot with a code editor. Conversational capability was achieved by using an existing code-fluent Large Language Model and providing it with a prompt that establishes a conversational interaction pattern, a set of conventions, and a style of interaction appropriate for the application. A discussion of the evolution of the prompt provides a case study in how to coax an existing foundation model to behave in a desirable manner for a particular application.

Key facts. Cited by 6 papers in the map (data through 14 Oct 2026). Builds on 15 of its 24 references that are in the map. First posted on arXiv 13 Jan 2023.

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Citing papers per year: 2023: 2; 2024: 1; 2025: 3.

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  1. 2023The Robots are Here: Navigating the Generative AI Revolution in Computing Educationcited by 86
  2. 2024Generative AI in Education: A Study of Educators' Awareness, Sentiments, and Influencing Factorscited by 10
  3. 2025Human-AI Experience in Integrated Development Environments: A Systematic Literature Reviewcited by 5
  4. 2025DangerMaps: Personalized Safety Advice for Travel in Urban Environments using a Retrieval-Augmented Language Modelcited by 1
  5. 2023AI Friends: A Design Framework for AI-Powered Creative Programming for Youthcited by 0
  6. 2025Single Conversation Methodology: A Human-Centered Protocol for AI-Assisted Software Developmentcited by 0