While there are many things that can be criticized about generative artificial intelligence, there is at least one thing that this technology does pretty well: generating computer code. It has become an almost indispensable tool for developers, which has quickly found a prominent place in development tools like Copilot on GitHub.
The end of tedious copy/pasting
Even Apple, which was late to generative AI, finally gave in by integrating Swift Assist into Xcode. In any case, these assistants automatically generate code suggestions in real time, they can complete lines of code, suggest complete functions, and even explain code.
OpenAI, whose Codex model is the basis of GitHub's Copilot, goes one step further. ChatGPT's Mac application can now take charge in Xcode as well as in other development environments (VS Code, JetBrains, etc.). The bot can edit code directly in these software, thus avoiding the developer the tedious copy/paste that can be a source of errors.
ChatGPT can read the code produced in these environments and make corrections live. An (optional) "auto-apply" mode is able to apply changes automatically, without user intervention. This new feature is available to ChatGPT Plus, Pro and Team subscribers. It will be available to Enterprise and Education members, as well as free users, next week.
Finally, Windows developers can rest assured: their version of the ChatGPT application will integrate this function shortly.
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