In programming, IDE stands for integrated development environment – essentially, a one-stop platform for developers to make use of various software tools to write, test and debug code.
CodeBuddy, according to Tencent, features a fully automated “conversation-is-programming” approach. That enables even a non-technical user to complete the entire development process – from product concept and design to deployment – using natural language dialogue and AI “without writing a single line of code”, which would significantly boost efficiency in building applications.
Tencent’s foray into sophisticated, AI-powered tools for developers reflected the significant advances being made by Chinese tech companies.
According to Alibaba, agentic AI coding was “transforming software development by enabling more autonomous, efficient and accessible programming workflows”. AI agents are software programs that are capable of autonomously performing tasks on behalf of a user or another system.
