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Microsoft is broadly adopting Anthropic’s Claude Code across its largest engineering teams, encouraging thousands of employees (including non-developers) to try it, with CoreAI and Experiences + Devices piloting the tool and engineers told to use Claude Code alongside GitHub Copilot and provide direct comparisons across code repositories.
GitHub Copilot has surpassed 20 million all-time users, with rapid growth in recent months, and is widely adopted by Fortune 100 companies, positioning it as a leading enterprise AI coding tool amid increasing competition from other startups and tech giants.
The article discusses the limitations and frustrations associated with AI programming assistants like GitHub Copilot, highlighting concerns that they may diminish critical thinking skills in developers and are not necessarily beneficial overall, as the ultimate responsibility for code quality remains with the human programmer.
The article discusses the complexities and practical benefits of using GitHub Copilot's Agent Mode and MCP in software development, emphasizing that these tools are primarily aids for decision-making and automation rather than replacements for comprehensive engineering processes. It highlights real-world scenarios where AI accelerates coding tasks, but also cautions about over-reliance and organizational issues, advocating for thoughtful integration and communication.
GitHub Copilot, an "AI pair programming tool," has launched Copilot Extensions, allowing developers to extend it with third-party skills from partners like DataStax, Docker, Microsoft Azure, and more. The goal is to make Copilot the most integrated, powerful, intelligent AI platform, enabling natural language programming and integration with any tool in the developer tech stack. These extensions will live in the GitHub Marketplace, with the ability for developers to create their own private extensions. The aim is to help developers stay in their flow and interact with systems in natural language without switching context, and the extensions are currently in private preview.
Apple is close to completing a new AI tool for app developers that will rival Microsoft's GitHub Copilot, using artificial intelligence to predict and complete blocks of code, potentially saving time and money. The tool, part of the next major version of Xcode, is expected to be released to third-party software makers this year. Apple is also exploring AI for code generation and plans to introduce new AI features in its upcoming iOS and iPadOS 18 updates, with a gradual approach to AI development. The company is also considering AI features for Apple Music playlists, Keynote, and a revamped version of Spotlight.
AI coding assistants have become essential for developers, offering features like code generation, comprehension, and issue resolution. The top 5 AI coding assistants worth trying are GitHub Copilot, Codeium, Cody, Code GPT, and Tabnine, each with unique features and capabilities. These tools can enhance productivity, generate and understand code, and expedite issue resolution, ultimately allowing developers to focus more on coding and less on code-related challenges.
The latest release of Visual Studio GitHub Copilot Chat Extension introduces productivity features like slash commands and context variables, as well as preview features such as Exception Assistant and Test Failure Analysis. Community feedback is generally positive, with users praising features like #solution references but expressing concerns about certain slash commands and suggesting customization options. Developers interested in activating preview features can do so by accessing Options in Visual Studio.
Google has made its AI-powered code completion and generation tool, Duet AI, and Gemini Pro generally available. Duet AI now includes support for datasets from 25 partner companies, while Gemini Pro offers capabilities for log summarization, error explanation, and automated test generation. Google positions these tools as complementing coding skills and increasing productivity. Meanwhile, GitHub announced that GitHub Copilot Chat will become generally available in December as part of the current GitHub Copilot subscription.
Google has announced the general availability of Duet AI for Developers, its suite of AI-powered assistance tools for code completion and generation. The company plans to incorporate its more powerful Gemini model in the coming weeks. In addition to partnering with 25 companies to provide datasets for code completion and generation, Google is also collaborating with companies like Datadog and JetBrains to offer documentation and knowledge sources. Duet AI for Developers supports over 20 languages and includes features such as AI log summarization and error explanation. The service will be free until January 2024, after which it will cost $19 per user per month with an annual commitment.
Researchers have discovered that AI code completion tools like GitHub Copilot and Amazon CodeWhisperer can inadvertently expose hardcoded credentials, such as API keys, that were captured during their training. The researchers used regular expressions to identify specific string patterns associated with these credentials on GitHub and then constructed prompts to ask the models to complete code snippets, resulting in the extraction of valid secrets. While the exposed credentials were already accidentally public, this finding raises concerns about the potential recall of sensitive data and highlights the need for proper security practices in code repositories. GitHub and Amazon have not yet responded to the research findings.
Apple has reportedly limited the internal use of generative AI tools like OpenAI's ChatGPT and Microsoft-owned GitHub's Copilot to prevent confidential data from ending up with competitors. Samsung, Bank of America, Citi, Deutsche Bank, Goldman Sachs, Wells Fargo, JPMorgan, Walmart, and Verizon have also restricted their staff from accessing ChatGPT. Apple is developing its own generative AI models and recent job listings suggest that the company is on the hunt for generative AI talent.
Google has launched a range of AI-centric coding tools, including a competitor to GitHub's Copilot, a chat tool for asking questions about coding and Google Cloud services, and AI-assisted coding in Google's no-code AppSheet product. The tools are powered by Codey, a large language model trained on a knowledge graph of everything Google Cloud produces. The model was trained on a large corpus of permissively licensed open-source code, as well as a lot of internal Google code, all of the company's code samples and its reference applications. The tools are currently available to a small set of trusted testers.
ChatGPT, an AI tool that generates code for computer programs, has been used to create classic arcade games and even a 3D game without access to code examples. However, some experts warn that the risks of using AI for coding, such as flawed or inefficient code and security vulnerabilities, outweigh the benefits. Others see a future where AI and human developers work together, with tools like GitHub Copilot providing code completion while humans analyze problems and provide solutions.
Artificial Intelligence (AI) tools such as ChatGPT and GitHub Copilot are becoming popular among software developers as they help automate tedious tasks, streamline work, and provide more time for creativity. ChatGPT is a language model that can help programmers answer questions or write basic code in any programming language, while GitHub Copilot helps programmers autocomplete code in real-time. However, the use of AI in programming raises ethical concerns such as plagiarism, fabrication, and copyright violations. Despite the risks, AI is viewed as a tool that can augment what we do and make us more powerful.