Top 8 AI Tools for Engineers and Programmers in 2024
Science is about knowing and engineering is about doing
Artificial intelligence (AI) has become integral to every engineering process, helping developers enhance their productivity and simplify complex coding tasks. With the abundance of AI tools available in the market, it can be overwhelming to choose the right ones.
In this article, we will explore the top 8 AI tools designed to make the lives of Engineers and software developers easier and increase their productivity.
At the end of this blog post, I have attached a cheat sheet that consists of the tools discussed here for you to use, download and save the cheatsheet for future reference.
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BlackBox AI
Autonomous AI that writes code for you. Give a prompt, and the AI will give back the code. A really useful tool for every engineer and software developer.
This is another really helpful tool and has a fantastic Chrome extension. This also has a VSCode extension.
Pricing: I have taken up a premium plan, which is just for 1.99 USD/month
DevGPT
Autonomous AI that writes code for human review. The AI Developer That Automates Your Backlog and Raises Pull-Requests with High Standards.
With DevGPT, you can do less of the time-consuming task of backlog management.
It autonomously completes tickets and raises pull requests to save you valuable time and boost your productivity.
Pricing: Free and an Early Bird plan for 16$ per month
Amazon Code Whisperer
By leveraging its powerful AI technology, Amazon CodeWhisperer empowers developers to build secure applications faster with the help of code snippets, full-function suggestions, and security scans.
Key Features:
- AWS ecosystem compatibility
- Enhanced security
- Versatility and Enterprise level administration
- Free individual use
- Amazon CodeWhisperer supports 15 programming languages plus integrates with popular IDEs like IntelliJ IDEA, VS Code, and AWS Cloud9.
- Integrates with AWS APIs and is optimized for products like Amazon EC2, AWS Lambda, and Amazon S3 storage.
Pricing: Individual: Free for individual developers, Professional: $19 per monthly user.
Github Copilot
Copilot enables you to create complete functions in real-time by combining predefined modules. The tool is trained on billions of lines of public code.
It can transform natural language prompts, including comments and method names, into coding suggestions for numerous programming languages.
This tool is another must-have for every software developer and programmer.
Key Features:
- No need to search Stack Overflow or Google.
- It saves hours of typing new code.
- Once you practice writing good prompts, Copilot is magical.
Pricing: 10$ per month for individual plans and 19$ per month for businesses
Tabnine
Tabnine predicts and suggests your following line of code based on context and syntax. This intelligent code completion saves time for developers. Tabnine operates locally and never shares your code or data, ensuring privacy.
VSCode Plugin: bit.ly/3QTvC8c
Key Features:
- Whole line code completions
- Full-function code completions
- Natural language to code
Pricing: Free and 12$ per month for professional developers and teams of up to 100 users
Mintlify
Mintlify is an AI documentation writer. Writing comments or generating documentation sucks. Just highlight and select the code and see the magic of AI generating documentation for that code.
VSCode Plugin: bit.ly/3QD9NtW
Key Features:
- Understanding complicated functions and generating documentation.
- Quickly generating comments to understand what someone elseβs function is doing.
Pricing: Free for individuals and different plans for Startups and Enterprises
Grammarly
With Grammarly, you can be confident that your writing is error-free. The AI-powered writing assistant effectively identifies and corrects any mistakes in grammar, punctuation, spelling, and style, ensuring your writing is always top-notch.
This tool is another must-have for everyone, irrespective of their profession.
Key Features:
- Real-time grammar and spelling checker
- Style and tone suggestions
- Plagiarism detection
- GrammarlyGO for generating content that matches your writing style
Pricing: Free plan and paid plans starting at $12 / mo
ChatSonic
A revolutionary AI tool like ChatGPT β Chatsonic (now with GPT-4 capabilities), the conversational AI NLP processor that addresses the limitations of ChatGPT.
Itβs Chrome extension is a tool that will transform your productivity; I personally use it combined with ChatGPT, and itβs the best one out there. The free plan offers 10,000 words/month.
Pricing: 1-month business plan for 19$(compared to 20$ for chatGPT Plus), and itβs incredible.
https://writesonic.com/chat , https://app.writesonic.com/library
CONCLUSION
With these top 8 AI tools, engineers and software developers can enhance productivity, streamline workflows, and simplify complex coding tasks.
These tools provide innovative solutions to make engineering more efficient and effective. Explore these tools, find the ones that best fit your needs, and unlock the full potential of AI in your daily coding work.
Remember, staying up-to-date with the latest AI tools and technologies is crucial for everyone to stay ahead in the rapidly evolving field of artificial intelligence.
The cheatsheet, download it and keep it as a reference:
Thanks for reading. I have curated a list of more such Free AI tools available online, which are free to use on the below Github Repo.
https://github.com/anishsingh20/Power-of-AI?
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