Aider: A Terminal-Based AI Pair Programming for Developers

The AI industry has opened the door for developers to build tools that help achieve many goals and use cases, and choosing the right tool to assist you in the coding journey can be challenging because there are so many tools and AI chatbots available.

As a Linux user, you have plenty of choices for tools that you can integrate either in your terminal or inside your preferred IDE or editor. In our Linux with AI, we explain some interesting tools that you can set up and start using for different scenarios and use cases.

Before AI, coding was a hard task, especially in the debugging phase. Sometimes you write a block of code and spend a lot of time figuring out where the problem is. Other times, you need help with a task and don’t know how to do it the right way, or just need some hints to get the idea or even complete the task if it’s short and simple.

Today, we will explain Aider, a powerful pair programming tool inside the terminal. In this guide, we will learn how to install it and start using it.

What is Aider

Aider is a Python tool you can use right in your terminal to help you when you’re stuck on a task. Instead of scrolling through Stack Overflow or digging through blog posts just to figure something out or boost your productivity, this tool is a great choice.

Tools like this save you time and energy, helping you level up your engineering game by letting you focus on becoming one of the best.