Replit AI by Replit, Inc.
Replit AI is an AI-enabled tool provided by Replit, an online integrated development environment (IDE) aimed at enhancing the coding experience.
Similarly to generative coding tools, it offers code completion that can provide contextual code suggestions as you type. On their end, developers can accept these suggestions by pressing the tab key.
You can also get Replit AI to explain the code by highlighting a piece of code; what you’ll get is a step-by-step explanation of it in plain English. Or you can use it to rewrite a selected block of code to, for instance, enhance its readability or efficiency.
Or you can generate new code by providing a natural language prompt describing what you want to achieve – and let Replit AI do its magic for you.
Finally, there is the chat-based AI assistant that can answer your coding-related queries directly in the workspace without needing to leave the page.
Replit AI is available with Replit’s Pro plan and with Replit’s Cycles for 1,000 cycles per month. Once activated, all features are readily available in your coding workspace.
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What are the key features? ⭐
- Code completion: As you type your code, Ghostwriter will understand the context and suggest the next part of the code.
- Code explanation: You can highlight the code, and Ghostwriter will explain it in easy-to-understand English.
- Code transformation: This feature lets you suggest a restructured version of a block of code.
- Code generation: You prompt Ghostwriter to write the code for you. Submit your problem in plain English and get the answer in the programming language you want.
- Chat: Ghostwriter includes a smart chat assistant that can answer all kinds of questions related to your code. It's like having a coding expert available to answer your questions without ever leaving the workspace.
Who is it for? 🤔
Examples of what you can use it for 💭
- Write code faster with the code completion feature
- Learn a new language or concept with Ghostwriter's Code Explain feature
- Transform your code automatically so that other developers can more easily understand it
- Get instant help for all your programming needs with AI-powered chat
Pros & Cons ⚖️
- Code completion alone can save a ton of time
- And the same goes for code generation, which could be very handy for many standard functions
- Chat and code explain features are extremely handy for beginners
- Not the only game in town, with GitHub users mostly sticking to GitHub Copilot
