The American Multinational Technological company, Microsoft and GitHub have developed an AI system that can recommend the code for software developers to use, with the help of OpenAI. Basically, Microsoft is looking to make the process of programming simple, as this is the area where it has got its start in 1975. This will keep the programmers who already use the company’s tools pleased and also can attract new ones.
Its GitHub Copilot – a new system, draws on source code uploaded to code-sharing service GitHub, which Microsoft acquired in 2018 for other websites.
Microsoft researchers and other institutions are trying to teach computers to write code for decades. The idea has yet to go mainstream at times because most of the times programs to write programs are not versatile enough. The GitHub Copilot endeavor is a remarkable attempt in the field, relying as it does on a large volume of code in many programming languages and vast Azure cloud computing power.
Nat Friedman - CEO of GitHub, describes GitHub Copilot as a virtual version of what software creators call a pair programmer — and the two developers worked collaboratively on the same project. This tool looks at existing code and comments in the current file and the location of the cursor. Besides, it also provides up one or more lines to add.
“We’ve built a number of safety mechanisms into Copilot that we think are cutting-edge in terms of reducing the chances of mistakes in various areas here, but they’re definitely not perfect,” Friedman said.
