Patent attributes
Code suggestion technique embodiments are presented that improve the productivity of a programmer by assisting in both the writing of code and in debugging the code as it is being written. In general, this is accomplished by automating a search of a database of the past work and problem solving activities of programmers to make suggestion to a programmer currently writing code. For example, as a programmer enters code, suggested ways of finishing a line or code section are presented based on how previous programmers finished a similar line or code section. Another example involves a programmer who encounters an error message while writing code. In such a case, the programmer is provided with a suggested fix or fixes, based on the actions taken by previous developers when encountering a similar problem.
