Using Synthesis Tools, Is It Really a Good Idea?

Brief Summary:

Programming is difficult as it is, but imagine how difficult it was without all the current tools, compilers, synthesizers, etc. that we have today. Eran Yahav, Chief Technology Officer at Tabnine shares how AI is currently helping with code writing and how it could change in the future.

00:00:16 Introduction

00:00:51 Eran Yahav’s programming background

00:08:11 Balance between Human and the Machine

00:11:49 Static Analysis

00:29:42 Similarities in Programming Constructs

00:25:30 Average vs Tailored tooling

00:36:19 Machine Learning Quality Metrics 

00:38:27 Rollbar

00:40:19 Model Training vs Statistic Matching

00:50:19 Developers Interacting with their Code in the Future

01:00:18 Tabnine

01:08:17 Farewells

Resources mentioned in this episode:

Companies:

• Tabnine: 
  • Website: https://www.tabnine.com/
  • Twitter: https://twitter.com/Tabnine_
  • LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/tabnine/

Social Media:

• Eran Yahav, Chief Technology Officer at Tabnine
  • Twitter: https://twitter.com/yahave
  • LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/eranyahav/

Sponsor:

• Rollbar
  • Website: https://rollbar.com/
  • Freebies: https://try.rollbar.com/pt/

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