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April 11, 2024

[Note] Autonomous Coding Agents

New coding tools are emerging as agents to automate various software programming tasks.
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  • New coding tools are emerging as agents to automate various software programming tasks.
  • These tools leverage the capabilities of large language models to plan, critique their own work, and extend themselves by calling functions.
  • Projects like Devin, Devika, OpenDevin, and SWE-agent offer features such as sandboxed chat for natural-language commands, command-line shell, code editor, and web browser integration.
  • They generate step-by-step plans based on prompts, execute tasks, and may ask for further instructions or modifications from user.
  • Some projects
  • Devika utilizes Anthropic’s Claude 3, OpenAI’s GPT-4, and models supported by Ollama for local execution. Github: https://github.com/stitionai/devika
  • OpenDevin is based on GPT-4 and has access to over 100 models via litellm for simplified API calls. Github: https://github.com/OpenDevin/OpenDevin
  • SWE-agent addresses bugs and issues in GitHub repositories using any language model, with GPT-4 achieving significant success in resolving real-world tasks. Github: https://github.com/princeton-nlp/SWE-agent
  • My thought

    Agentic coding tools mark a significant advancement in the software development landscape. They offer:

  • Enhanced sustainability in handling extended tasks.
  • Improved accuracy in self-correction and task resolution.
  • Potential for augmenting programmers' abilities within the development pipeline.
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