Undoubtedly, AI tools for automating code writing are becoming more and more important in every developer’s work. A lucky hint from a chatbot or an accurate autocomplete can save a programmer several hours of working time, or at least nudge them in the direction of the right decisions. How does AI help to create code? Let’s name the main ways.

• Autocompletion. AI analyzes the code context and suggests completion of lines, functions or even entire code blocks. This significantly speeds up the coding process and reduces the number of typos.
• Code generation by description. A developer can describe the intended purpose of the code using natural language and the AI will generate it quite efficiently. This is especially useful for rapid prototyping or routine tasks.
• Code recommendations. AI can analyze the developer’s code and suggest improvements, identify potential bugs or vulnerabilities. This helps maintain high code quality and adhere to programming best practices.
• Code conversion. AI can be used to translate code between different programming languages, or to perform refactoring.

Popular automated coding tools are

GitHub Copilot

This is a popular solution from the largest collaborative coding platform that runs on the OpenAI Codex model. “Copilot” offers real-time code autocompletion, generates entire blocks of code based on comments or context. It also supports a wide range of programming languages and integrates with popular IDEs.

Tabnine

This AI assistant uses machine learning models for code prediction and completion. It is able to take into account the individual coding style and projects of each individual developer in its auto-completion recommendations. It is also able to generate code from prompts and collect usage statistics, and supports multiple programming languages.

Codeium

This is a free AI tool that offers code autocompletion capabilities, test generation, support via Discord community and the ability to use natural language to write comments. It supports over 40 programming languages.

Replit

It is a comprehensive online development environment offering programmers a built-in AI assistant called Ghostwriter. It can generate and interpret code, provide auto-complements, fix bugs, and more. It supports more than 50 programming languages

Amazon CodeWhisperer

This is a popular service from Amazon Web Services (AWS) that offers real-time code recommendations. It is also able to scan code for security issues and suggest fixes. It integrates with AWS IDE and other Amazon services and supports popular programming languages and frameworks.