AI coding assistants are a type of software development tool intended to make coding processes faster and easier. These assistants rely on artificial intelligence to help developers generate, fix, or adjust code. They usually integrate with popular IDEs (development environments) and work in real time.
A major function of AI coding assistants is to offer suggestions for code completion, which is possible given their ability to understand the context of code. These assistants typically use large language models (LLMs) to analyze large code repositories and identify relevant patterns, and solutions for a given code snippet or function.
AI coding assistants are especially useful for speeding up the process of writing code through automation. Developers often use them to carry out repetitive or simple but time-consuming tasks, or to highlight issues. However, they cannot reliably replace the human input and still require some level of expertise to create accurate and safe code.
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