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AI Assistants and uv: Which Dev Tools Deliver?

May 28, 2025
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AI Assistants and uv: Which Dev Tools Deliver?

Building high-performance development workflows means choosing the right tools — from blazing-fast package managers to AI agents that can reason, refactor, and rewrite code.

At IndyPy’s April 2025 meetup, attendees got a front-row seat to two live demos:

uv: A Smarter Python Package Manager

David Birks demonstrated how uv, a pip-compatible package manager written in Rust, is raising the bar for Python tooling. Designed to streamline dependency management and eliminate long install times, uv consolidates several common tools into one efficient solution.

Highlights:

For teams juggling virtual environments and complex dependencies, uv offers a dramatically faster and more modern developer experience.

Battle of the Bots: AI Assistants Showdown

Calvin Hendryx-Parker compared five popular AI development tools: Aider, Claude Code, Cursor, Goose, and Junie. Each assistant was given the same prompt — convert a Django project’s GraphQL API to REST — using a codebase scaffolded with Scaf™.

The results showed differences in performance, reasoning, and reliability:

“These aren’t just autocomplete tools,” Calvin said. “They’re decision-makers — and how well they understand your architecture really matters.”

See the slides from Calvin's presentation, and watch the video below (beginning at the 21:38 mark).

5 Lessons for Modern Dev Workflows

  1. Speed isn’t optional: Tools like uv and Claude Code reduce friction and save hours
  2. AI assistants aren’t interchangeable: Choose based on your stack, team needs, and workflow
  3. Project conventions improve results: Assistants perform better when guided with structure
  4. Cost matters: High-powered models can burn through tokens quickly
  5. Agentic tools require setup: Protocols like MCP unlock power, but need thoughtful integration

Whether you're optimizing a dev team, evaluating AI pair programming, or modernizing your Python workflows, the right tools can make all the difference.

Ready to explore what AI, automation, and scalable Python systems can do for you? Let’s talk.

Watch the Full Presentation

Calvin’s “Battle of the Bots” begins at the 21:38 mark.

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