CodeT5

CodeT5 and CodeT5+ are advanced large language models developed by Salesforce Research to enhance software development productivity. These models are designed to assist developers by automating various coding tasks, including text-to-code generation, code autocompletion, and code summarization.

Key features:
- Text-to-Code Generation: Converts natural language descriptions into executable code, helping developers quickly implement functionality based on high-level requirements.
- Code Autocompletion: Predicts and completes entire functions or code snippets, significantly speeding up the coding process.
- Code Summarization: Generates concise summaries of code, which is particularly useful for understanding and documenting large codebases.
- Multilingual Support: Supports multiple programming languages, making them versatile for various development environments.
- Fine-Tuned Checkpoints: Pre-trained models are fine-tuned for specific downstream tasks, enhancing their performance in real-world applications.

How it works:
1. Users interact with CodeT5 and CodeT5+ through integrated development environment (IDE) plugins, such as a Visual Studio Code plugin.
2. For text-to-code generation, developers type a natural language description of a function, and the model generates the corresponding code.
3. During code autocompletion, the model suggests completions for the current line or block of code as the developer writes.
4. For code summarization, the model provides a summary of a selected code snippet, aiding in code review and documentation.

Integrations:
- Visual Studio Code Plugin
- APIs and SDKs

Use of AI:
CodeT5 and CodeT5+ leverage generative AI to automate and enhance coding tasks. These models are built on advanced transformer architectures, similar to those used in other state-of-the-art LLMs. The models are pre-trained on large datasets of code and fine-tuned for specific tasks, ensuring high performance and accuracy.

Target users:
- Software Developers
- Data Scientists
- Educators and Students
- Enterprise Teams

How to access:
CodeT5 and CodeT5+ are available as plugins, APIs, and SDKs. The models are open-source and released under the BSD-3 License, with additional ethical usage guidelines.