IBM WatsonX Code Assistant

IBM watsonx Code Assistant is a generative AI tool that accelerates software development and application modernization by providing AI-generated code recommendations based on natural language inputs or existing source code. It aims to enhance developer productivity and reduce development time and effort.

Key features:
- Provides code suggestions based on natural language requests or existing code
- Translates code from one language to another and refactors legacy code to modern standards
- Offers transparency by showing the potential origin of generated code recommendations
- Reduces cognitive switching for developers, minimizing errors and increasing productivity
- Allows developer teams to build skills using the product
- Generates automation to rapidly scale IT environments

How it works:
Users interact with IBM watsonx Code Assistant primarily through a web application. The tool can generate new code or refactor existing code based on natural language inputs. Developers can review and accept the AI-generated code, ensuring it meets their quality and compliance standards.

Integrations:
IBM watsonx Code Assistant supports integrations with various IBM products and services, including:
- Red Hat Ansible for automating IT operations
- Mainframe systems, specifically designed to modernize COBOL applications

Use of AI:
The tool leverages generative AI through IBM's Granite foundation models, which are large language models tailored for code. These models enable the tool to understand and generate high-quality code based on natural language descriptions or existing code snippets.

AI foundation model:
IBM watsonx Code Assistant utilizes IBM's Granite foundation models, which are state-of-the-art large language models specifically designed for code generation and transformation.

How to access:
IBM watsonx Code Assistant is available as a web application and can be accessed through IBM's cloud services. It is not open source and is intended for enterprise use.