CodeAssist is a sophisticated AI tool that offers a unique natural language chatbot interface, designed explicitly for programming in Jetbrains IDEs and Visual Studio Code. This tool has a user-friendly design that allows users to communicate with the chatbot in the same way they would talk to a human programmer. The chatbot then scans and quickly makes changes to the code within the editor according to the user's preferences.
CodeAssist provides an essential feature of code completion generated from a user's codebase, including other files, functions, and classes from other locations within the codebase. By applying deep learning technology and analyzing millions of lines of code from various open-source projects, CodeAssist can anticipate the code that a user wants to write next.
The tool provides support for all popular programming languages, which is reassuring for programmers who often switch between different programming languages. Additionally, it differentiates itself from GitHub Copilot by allowing users to communicate with it, and not trying to manipulate the usual completion functions from the IDE. Although, there are a few limitations to CodeAssist, such as it may not always give accurate answers, and it can be slow when many users access it simultaneously.
Compared to other chatbots like ChatGPT, CodeAssist provides a more concise answer with few distractions. Also, when generating codes or completion, CodeAssist takes more time but provides better results than Copilot. The tool collects and sends the code it works with to its API and OpenAI API, which process and store the code for one month. However, CodeAssist stores processed code, whereas OpenAI only stores code to comply with applicable law and enforce its policies.
CodeAssist creators aim to make the tool more autonomous and self-sufficient by continually improving it. This innovative quality will extend CodeAssist's user experience by making it much more efficient and effective. Users can track the tool's progress by regularly submitting their email addresses to stay informed of the tool's latest improvements.
