CodeWhisperer - AI Code Assistant VS Code Extension
Welcome to CodeWhisperer, a VS Code extension that helps you understand your code by generating AI-powered commentary in a friendly, concise manner. CodeWhisperer utilizes GPT-4 to analyze your code and provide insightful explanations in the form of comments, making it easier to understand and explain your code!
Features
AI-Powered Code Explanations: Automatically generates human-readable commentary for your code.
Multi-Language Support: Works with multiple languages such as JavaScript, TypeScript, Python, Java, C++, and more!
Comment Formatting: Commentary is inserted as language-specific comments in your code (e.g., // for C/C++/JavaScript, # for Python).
Seamless Integration: Simply run the extension, and it will analyze your code and add the commentary.
Installation
Open Visual Studio Code.
Navigate to the Extensions tab on the left-hand side (or press Ctrl+Shift+X).
Search for CodeWhisperer and click Install.
Alternatively, you can install the extension directly from the marketplace via this link.
How to Use
Activate CodeWhisperer:
Open the Command Palette (Ctrl+Shift+P or Cmd+Shift+P on macOS).
Type codeWhisperer explain and select the command.
Select Code:
You can either select a portion of the code you want to annotate, or leave it unselected to annotate the entire file.
AI Commentary:
Once you run the command, the extension will analyze your code and insert the AI-generated commentary directly into the code as comments.
