AI Coding Assistants Emerge to Help Programmers, But Still Require Oversight
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New autonomous AI coding assistants like Devin AI and OpenDevin can write code, find bugs, deploy websites unassisted, claiming to be more advanced than Copilot.
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Microsoft researchers introduced AutoDev, which uses AI to generate code, run tests, fix bugs autonomously.
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These tools can help developers write code faster to focus on strategic tasks, but code still needs human review for quality, security.
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Skeptics say autonomous coders can't replace humans yet - Devin AI only resolved 14% of GitHub issues. Collaboration still key.
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Programmers should try these tools to stress-test capabilities, but consistently ensure code is secure, reliable, maintainable.