Articles for tag: AI coding assistant, Augment Agent, Augment Code, complex codebases, developer productivity, real-time synchronization, software engineering

April 3, 2025

Augment Code Launches AI Agent Achieving 70% Win Rate, Outperforming GitHub Copilot and Setting New SWE-bench Record

Augment Code, an innovative AI coding assistant startup, has launched its new technology called Augment Agent, which aims to simplify complex software engineering projects. Unlike typical AI tools that focus on basic code generation, Augment Agent excels in handling large codebases, enabling developers to navigate and modify extensive systems efficiently. The company recently achieved top ...

April 3, 2025

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Augment Code Launches AI Agent with 70% Win Rate, Surpassing GitHub Copilot and Achieving Record SWE-bench Score

Augment Code, a startup founded in 2022, has launched its new AI coding assistant named Augment Agent, aimed at simplifying the management of complex software projects. Unlike typical coding tools that generate simple code, this technology focuses on helping developers work with large codebases that can have millions of lines across multiple repositories. The company ...

March 26, 2025

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Mastering GitHub Copilot: A Guide to Effectively Using AI Agent Mode for Enhanced Coding Productivity

Are you frustrated with your AI coding assistant not delivering what you need? Sometimes it’s not the tool, but how you use it. The key question is: do you need a quick fix or a deeper discussion? GitHub Copilot offers two features to help: Copilot Edits for quick changes like bug fixes, and Agent Mode ...

March 7, 2025

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Docker Desktop 4.39 Release: Enhanced Performance, New Features, and Improved User Experience for Developers and Teams

Docker Desktop 4.39 brings exciting new features that enhance developer productivity. The standout addition is the Docker AI Agent, now smarter with Model Context Protocol (MCP) and Kubernetes support, making it easier to manage containers and streamline workflows. Developers can ask the AI Agent to help containerize applications in various programming languages without writing scripts. ...

March 6, 2025

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Why Companies Hesitate to Invest in AI Agents: Insights from Cobus Greyling’s 2025 Analysis

Microsoft Research conducted a two-part study with 14 participants to explore effective strategies for debugging AI agents. The findings emphasized the need for tools that allow interactive resets of message exchanges, enabling developers to identify and fix issues more easily. Participants expressed frustration with the slow process of adjusting AI configurations, as debugging often requires ...

February 25, 2025

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Exploring Claude 3.7 Sonnet and Claude Code: A Comprehensive Guide to Anthropic’s Revolutionary AI Innovations

Anthropic has launched Claude 3.7 Sonnet, their most advanced model yet, designed for both quick responses and in-depth reasoning. This hybrid reasoning model excels in coding and web development tasks, allowing users to control the thinking duration for improved output quality. Alongside Claude, the new coding tool, Claude Code, enables developers to perform complex coding ...

February 17, 2025

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Why Your AI Agent Isn’t an Engineer: Understanding its Limitations and Capabilities in Today’s Tech Landscape

This article discusses the ongoing debate about whether AI will replace software engineers, reflecting on how AI Marketing has influenced this perception. It highlights the misguided trend of portraying AI as a human-like replacement rather than a tool that enhances developer productivity. The author stresses that such Marketing tactics can alienate developers and set unrealistic ...

February 1, 2025

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Top 10 Development Tools Enhancing Features with New AI Capabilities for 2023

In the fast-evolving world of software development, many companies are integrating advanced AI features into their products. This article highlights key updates from ten notable firms enhancing their offerings with AI. For instance, Amazon’s Q Developer agent now supports real-time code building and testing. Meanwhile, Microsoft introduced DeepSeek R1 on Azure AI Foundry for developers ...

January 20, 2025

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Create a Custom Visual Studio Code Chat Participant Using Azure AI Agent Service for Enhanced Development Collaboration

GitHub Copilot is designed to boost programming efficiency using AI, allowing developers to work more creatively across various projects. Developers can customize chat participants within the Visual Studio Code Chat Extension to fit their workflow, making it easier to manage code, create projects, and generate test environments. Advanced capabilities, such as multi-agent orchestration with the ...

January 5, 2025

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The Future of Software Engineering: Hard Truths About AI-Assisted Coding Revolutionizing Development Practices

In a recent issue of the Pragmatic Engineer Newsletter, Gergely discusses the evolving role of Generative AI (GenAI) in software engineering as we approach 2025. Since the launch of ChatGPT, large language models have made significant impacts, especially in coding. While many developers now use AI tools for efficiency, understanding their limitations is crucial. Gergely ...