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Generative AI: A New Tool in the Developer Toolbox

Reposting of my article at: https://thenewstack.io/generative-ai-a-new-tool-in-the-developer-toolbox/ A new Couchbase capability called Capella iQ enables developers to write SQL++ and application-level code more quickly by delivering recommended sample code, all through Generative AI. Developers craft software that both delights consumers and delivers innovative applications for enterprise users. This craft requires more than just churning out heaps of code; it embodies a process of observing, noticing, interviewing, brainstorming, reading, writing and rewriting specifications; designing, prototyping and coding to the specifications; reviewing, refactoring and verifying the software; and a virtuous cycle of deploying, debugging and improving. At every stage of this cycle, developers consume and generate two things: code and text. Code is text, after all. The productivity of the developers is limited by real-world realities, challenges with timelines, unclear requirements, legacy c...