7 AI Tools Every Software Developer Needs to Know [2023]
<p>Until very recently, the shift to AI in our lives as devs has been gradual. Now, the creep is ready to become more of a rush.</p>
<p>Software developers who aren’t adopting now risk being left behind. <a href="https://stepsize.com/ai-adoption-report" rel="noopener ugc nofollow" target="_blank">70% of organisations are looking to adopt, or have already done so</a> — so we have to keep up.</p>
<p>Here are 7 of the very best AI tools for software engineers.</p>
<h1>1. Sourcegraph Cody — Supercharge Your Code Writing</h1>
<p>Cody AI, brought to you by Sourcegraph, is an AI assistant designed to dramatically speed up your coding process.</p>
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<p>It uses machine learning to read, understand, and answer questions about your entire codebase, documentation, and code graph. They claim it’s a tool that can make you, and your team, ten times faster at creating software.</p>
<p><strong>Some of the best features:</strong></p>
<ul>
<li>Code navigation — just ask where something is, and it’ll find it for you.</li>
<li>Translate language — got some Ruby, but need it in Go? No problem.</li>
<li>Code smells — it can act as a pair programmer and spot everything from edge cases to bad variable names.</li>
<li>Debugging — pass it a snippet and request a fix. It’ll do the rest.</li>
</ul>
<p><strong>Great for:</strong> Teams working with large and complex codebases. It significantly reduces the time spent understanding and navigating the code, allowing developers to focus on crafting code rather than decoding it.</p>
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