Oracle preparing Code Assist: AI coding "fine-tuned" for Java, SQL and its own cloud • DEVCLASS
Oracle is planning to release its own AI coding assistant, Code Assist, with the claim that it is fine-tuned and optimised for Java, Oracle database coding, NetSuite scripting, and Oracle Cloud Infrastructure.
The plugin for Visual Studio Code and the JetBrains IntelliJ IDEA family has features including code suggestions, generating documentation and comments, explaining code, generating code reviews and pull requests, and creating unit and functional tests. A Chat feature enables developers “to ask Code Assist anything coding related,” according to a demo given to DevClass.
Oracle’s post explains that the assistant “filters the code it generates to ensure it is not sourced form non-permissive licenses.” There is also a suggestion that it will generate code that is consistent with organization standards. No date for availability has been given, but there will be more information at a presentation in New York City later this week.
Why is Oracle entering this crowded market? “This particular AI code companion will be fine-tuned and optimized for scenarios were we have expertise … Java, databases, SQL … and then application development on Oracle Cloud Infrastructure,” Oracle VP of product marketing Vijay Kumar told DevClass.
