AI Coding Assistant — User Study Extension

We do not recommend installing this extension if you do not participate in our user study.

⚠️Notification

This extension is not available for public use. It was developed for academic research purposes and is only accessible to participants approved by our Institutional Review Board (IRB). If you are not a study participant, we strongly recommend not installing this extension.

About This Extension

This VSCode extension was built as part of a user study investigating how different interface designs of AI coding assistant tools affect developers' coding practices and decision-making.

Participants are asked to complete realistic programming tasks using an AI coding assistant integrated directly into VSCode, under one of several interface conditions.

Features

1. Languages ​​Supported

Currently supports Python only. Additional language support is planned for future releases.

2.Model

The extension uses a large language model (LLM) fine-tuned on Python code, covering the specific tasks used in our user study. The model generates code snippets based on natural-language descriptions provided by the user.

How to Use

Type a natural-language description of the code you want to generate in the chat panel on the right side of the editor, then click the Send button.

Example prompt:

Generate an encrypt function to encrypt resident registration numbers using AES.new

The AI ​​chatbot will generate a code suggestion based on your description.

Important Notice

This extension was deployed on the VS Code Marketplace solely to support our in-lab user study. The model server is disabled outside of controlled study sessions.