Gartner defines AI code assistants as tools that assist in generating and analyzing software code and configuration. The assistants use foundation models such as large language models (LLMs) that have been optionally fine-tuned for code, or program-understanding technologies, or a combination of both. Software developers prompt the code assistants to generate, analyze, debug, fix, and refactor code, to create documentation, and to translate code between languages. Code assistants integrate into developer tools like code editors, command-line terminals and chat interfaces. Some can be customized to an organization’s specific codebase and documentation. AI code assistants can enhance a software developer’s experience by boosting efficiency, accelerating application development, minimizing cognitive overload, amplifying problem-solving skills, accelerating learning pace, fostering creativity and maintaining state of flow.
"GitHub Copilot: Boosting Productivity & Code Quality with High User Satisfaction"
The introduction of GitHub Copilot to our internal teams was very smooth, thanks in large part to the consistent support provided by GitHub throughout the transition. The product was quickly adopted by our staff, making it one of the more popular tools we've rolled out. User satisfaction has been notably positive, and I'm pleased to see the product continually improving. Our teams have embraced the code suggestions from GitHub Copilot. We have close to 3 million lines of recommended code accepted. As we approach the one-year mark since our initial launch, we've benefitted from GitHub's commitment to our success, including comprehensive training sessions for our teams. These sessions have ranged from general introductions to Copilot to more specialized training for specific teams, and advanced prompt engineering. The training provided by GitHub has played a crucial role in enhancing our team's proficiency with GitHub Copilot. We're appreciative of the support and education that have helped us make the most of this tool, and we look forward to further developments as we continue to use Copilot in our daily work. Please note at the moment we are using GitHub Copilot Business, but we intend to upgrade to GitHub Copilot Enterprise next month. Some of the features below are unlocked with that edition but I cannot comment as we are not using those features yet.
"Unleashing Productivity with Cody's AI Code Assistance"
We decided to try out Cody and immediately noticed significant improvements. Cody from Sourcegraph demonstrates a superior understanding of entirely larger codebases and provides more precise and technically more accurate answers to our queries. One standout feature of Cody is the ability to choose between popular large language models (LLMs), allowing us to research and select the best model for our specific needs. Additionally, Cody enables us to save and reuse commands for recurring tasks, which enhances our efficiency and workflow. Cody is always up-to-date and delivering rapid updates as new and better LLMs for coding are established in the fast-evolving AI field. This ensures that we are always working with the latest and most effective tools available to deliver the best coding assistance to our developers.
"Gemini's Versatility in Creative Tasks and Use Cases"
Vendor team is highly knowledgeable about the product, Support was excellent. Helped in end to end deployment
"Good start for GitLab with their AI capabilities but lacking of features"
Support is good. They answer quite fast. It's a very open-minded company and great that nearly all development is open sourced. Code Suggestions are not as good as expected.
"JetBrains AI Assistant: A Game-Changer in Coding Process"
My Involvement with JetBrains AI Assistant has been generally positive. The device has demonstrated to be a profitable resource in my improvement workflow, advertising a run of highlights that improve efficiency and code quality. Intelligent Code completion :- The AI Collaborator gives exceedingly precise and context-aware code proposals, essentially speeding up the coding process. Error location and fixes :- It can distinguish potential mistakes and offer fixes in real-time, which makes a difference in keeping up clean and error-free code. Seamless Integration :- It coordinating consistently with different JetBrains IDEs, giving a steady and smooth client experience. Learning and Adjustment :- The AI partner learns from the user's coding fashion and adjusts its recommendation in like manner, which makes it more compelling over time. Code Refactoring :- It gives cleverly refactoring recommendations that make strides code coherence and performance. Performance slack :- In bigger ventures, the apparatus can every so often cause execution slacks, which can be frustating. Learning Bend :- Unused clients may discover it challenging to completely utilize all the highlights of the AI collaborator due to its complexity. cost :- The device can be costly, particularly for person engineers or little groups, which may restrain its openness.
"Exploring Codeium's Role in Enhancing Programming Efficiency"
We equipped our development teams with Codeium and realised decent impact on productivity. However, the amount of impact varied from project and function, and the average came out to 20-30% in application development with programming heavy tasks. Auto code completion functionality and snippet generation proved to be immensely useful while developing larger functions, developers regularly test smaller snippets in silos and they we're quickly auto-generated. Another area where efficiency was realised is writing unit test cases.
"Amazon Developer Q Improves Developer Productivity by 37%"
Amazon Developer Q is integral part of internal development tool set in the past year and makes the developer productivity improved about 37%. It will certainly be used by more internal developers
"Tabnine: Reasonable Pricing But Questionable User Experience and Safety"
I used Tabnine as an extension in Code for about 4 months. The overall experience was not good due to the user interface and how it interacts with the code. While it didn't feel like any features were missing and it also provided a "secure" way to use an AI in private mode - which I doubt - the overall experience wasn't great.