15 AI Software Tools to Automate Your Code Development Process

The typical coding process looks like this: write code, test it, iterate, iterate, iterate and finally — deploy the code. Depending on the type of application, it could take between 2 to 9 months to build one. However, with the help of artificial intelligence tools, developers can automate time-consuming tasks like code compilation, debugging, and code-driven testing.

This article will discuss 15 AI software tools that can generate code and help you ship your next application in no time.

OpenAI’s Codex

Codex is an AI system built by OpenAI and used to power Github's AI-powered programming tool, CoPilot. It enables the user to translate natural language into code — in several programming languages. The model is trained on natural language and code and is the most proficient in Python with additional capabilities in JavaScript, Go, Perl, Ruby, etc.

Previously, it was only available via CoPilot. Still, the private beta option allows other developers to build their automated programming tools on top of this, or integrate with this system.

Github’s CoPilot

GitHub’s CoPilot, also known as an AI pair programmer, is created based on OpenAI's Codex. It's trained on billions of lines of code available online and turns any natural language prompt into code. You have to give your input and tell the tool what you want to create — and it'll do the rest of the work for you.

That said, you still have complete autonomy over the code and can edit it to your liking. It's the right option if you're looking for an open-source completion tool.

Tabnine

Tabnine is an AI-completion coding assistant that helps you easily create whole line and full-function code completions. The tool is available on both, cloud and server versions making it user-friendly. Plus, the tool is trained in multiple languages like JavaScript, Python, Go, Bash, etc.

One of the biggest advantages of using Tabnine is that when you keep using the tool, it learns your coding patterns and preferences and starts offering suggestions based on what you prefer. It makes it an indispensable AI programming tool for any software developer.

Microsoft's Intellicode

Intellicode is created by Microsoft and comes integrated with its own IDE, Visual Studio. It provides AI software coding assistance and supports languages like C# and XAML, but it's also compatible with Java, Python, JavaScript, SQL, C++, and TypeScript. It's known to give smart suggestions based on the code and context of the query — partly due to the fact it's trained using half a million of Github's open-source projects.

Codiga

Codiga is an AI-coding assistant that focuses on helping developers create better code faster. Devs can create, share or reuse code snippets based on their preferences within their IDE like VS Code, JetBrains, and Google Chrome. By helping them share code as and when they need it — collaboration becomes much easier due to its availability on different devices. Many users even indicate that it's almost like having a Senior Software Engineer review each pull request — increasing the accuracy and quality of the code.

For the full list of 15 AI software tools that can automate your code development process, continue reading here.