intellicode - ai for visual studio
About IntelliCode
Microsoft's AI-assisted development tool for Visual Studio and VS Code. Provides whole-line completions and API usage examples based on thousands of open-source projects.
Key Capabilities
Whole-line completion
Context-aware suggestions
Local execution
Visual Studio native
Team completions
Refactoring help
Standout Features
Whole Line
Predicts and completes entire lines of code
Team Models
Train on your team's codebase for shared patterns
API Usage
Shows examples of how to use APIs correctly
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