AI Code Assistance
AI Code Assistance refers to software tools that use artificial intelligence, particularly large language models (LLMs), to help developers write, review, debug, and optimize code. These tools integrate into development environments to provide real-time suggestions, autocompletion, and explanations, enhancing productivity and code quality. Examples include GitHub Copilot, Amazon CodeWhisperer, and Tabnine.
Developers should use AI Code Assistance to accelerate coding tasks, reduce repetitive work, and learn best practices through contextual suggestions. It is particularly valuable for rapid prototyping, learning new languages or frameworks, and catching common errors early in the development process. These tools are widely adopted in modern software engineering for boosting efficiency and maintaining code consistency.