The current state of AI reveals its potential as both a blessing and a curse, as it can be harnessed to benefit humanity or have adverse effects.One such example is the replacement of human workers with AI-powered machines by various companies, resulting in the loss of jobs. However, if utilized appropriately, AI-powered tools can be valuable for programmers. In this post, we will explore some of these tools and their potential benefits for programmers.
4 AI-powered tools that are useful for programmers:
- GitHub Copilot robot
GitHub Copilot is an AI-powered robot developed by Microsoft in partnership with OpenAI. The robot is trained on billions of lines of code and projects available on GitHub to assist programmers and developers in their work. It can suggest complete lines of code while writing code for various programming languages, including Python, JavaScript, Ruby, Go, PHP, C++, #C, Java, HTML, CSS, SQL, and Shell. With Copilot's help, programmers can easily detect errors in their code and correct them promptly, ensuring that their code functions correctly.
- Codeium tool
The Codeium tool utilizes artificial intelligence to generate code and has the capability to search and insert API endpoints. It supports over 40 programming languages, including popular languages like Python, Java, JavaScript, PHP, C++, Go, and Rust. Additionally, it can be integrated into widely-used integrated development environments (IDEs) such as VS Code, JetBrains, and Jupyter/Colab, and can also be accessed directly in the browser.
- CodeWhisperer tool
CodeWhisperer is an AI-powered tool developed by Amazon, which is similar to the aforementioned tools. However, its primary focus is on providing support for code related to Amazon Web Services (AWS). It can be accessed as a part of the AWS IDE Toolkit and is compatible with renowned integrated development environments (IDEs) such as JetBrains and Visual Studio Code.
- Codex platform
Codex is a platform developed by OpenAI that utilizes GPT-3 and is trained in natural language and billions of lines of code. This platform can be useful for programmers as it can convert text comments into code, autocomplete the next line or function in context, add comments, and rewrite code, among other functions. Codex is particularly strong in supporting Python, but it also supports other programming languages such as JavaScript, Go, Perl, PHP, Ruby, and more. Furthermore, it can be integrated into applications through the OpenAI Codex API.
