IBM has previewed its upcoming watsonx Code Assistant for Enterprise Java Functions at its annual Assume convention.
The generative AI-based code assistant is aimed toward accelerating Java utility lifecycle with capabilities equivalent to code era, code rationalization, and check era, underpinned by IBM’s open supply Granite household of huge language fashions (LLMs).
A number of the capabilities of the brand new code assistant, focused at enhancing developer productiveness, consists of navigating complicated code buildings with the assistance of generative AI to summarize an utility’s key capabilities, providers, and dependencies.
The assistant may describe the adjustments wanted to improve, modernize or improve an utility, with an in depth evaluation of complexity and required improvement effort, the corporate stated.
Moreover, the code assistant can be utilized to implement code and configuration adjustments whereas additionally documenting them, it stated.
Enterprises may use the assistant to import present unit assessments simply and use generative AI to create new assessments that assist preserve essential utility capabilities.
Final August, IBM expanded the capabilities of its code assistant to incorporate COBOL code translation into Java so as to assist IBM Z techniques prospects modernize their functions.
IBM has a separate watsonx Code Assistant for producing content material for its Crimson Hat Ansible Automation Platform. That is anticipated to allow builders to jot down Ansible Playbooks with AI-generated suggestions, the corporate stated.
