Microsoft AutoDev - Taking Agents to the Next Level for Software Dev
https://arxiv.org/pdf/2403.08299.pdf TL;DR AutoDev is designed to automate complex software engineering tasks beyond mere code snippet suggestions. It enables intricate operations like file editing, build processes, testing, and git operations through AI agents. These agents interact with a wide array of development tools and information, executing tasks autonomously based on contextual understanding. Developers define objectives; AutoDev's agents carry them out within a secure Docker environment, with user-specified permissions for operations. Its limitations weren't explicitly detailed, but it shows promise in automating software engineering tasks while maintaining security and developer control. The framework hasn't been released, but it certainly appears that we're very close to a crazy new world when it comes to developing software 😱 I think agents will soon turn our current paradigm on its head. Currently, WE are doing most of the work and just getting assistance from AI. If what they claim about AutoDev is true, AI may soon be doing 90% of the heavy-lifting, with US as their assistants (the orchestrators of autonomous agents). Curious... how do you all feel about this? Excited, concerned, both?