It’s not surprising given the potential for boosting productivity, right?
Have you heard about the new Gemini Code Assist Kanban board that now allows you to manage the AI agents and generate work plans? These agents can provide step-by-step updates on job requests, create software, migrate code, implement new app features, conduct code reviews, generate unit tests, and documentation né?. These agents can develop applications from product specifications in Google Docs and even perform code transformations from one language to another. It’s quite impressive isn’t it?
But do you think the effectiveness of Code Assist in performing these tasks is guaranteed? Studies have shown that even the most advanced code-generating AI can introduce security vulnerabilities and bugs due to weaknesses in understanding programming logic. Have you heard about the latest update on Gemini Code Assist, Google’s AI coding assistant? Can you believe it now has new “agentic” capabilities that are currently in preview?
Did you catch the recent announcement made by Google during its Cloud Next conference this Wednesday? Code Assist is now equipped with AI “agents” that can tackle complex programming tasks by taking multiple steps. For instance, a recent evaluation of Devin revealed that it completed only three out of 20 tasks successfully.
Considering all this, if you decide to use Code Assist for creating or refactoring an app, would you think it’s wise to review the code yourself for added safety?. Did you know that Code Assist is now available in Android Studio and other coding environments?
Do you think these upgrades to Code Assist are a response to the increasing competition in the AI coding assistant market from players like GitHub Copilot, Cursor, and Cognition Labs, creators of the popular programming tool Devin? The competition is heating up, with a significant amount of money at stake né?
