Modern Integrated Development Environment (IDEs)

Abstract

One of the important objectives of smart cities is to provide electronic services to citizens, however, this requires the building of related software which is a time-consuming process. In this regard, smart city infrastructures require development tools that can help accelerate and facilitate software development (mobile, IoT, and web applications). Integrated Development Environments (IDEs) are well-known tools that have brought together the features of various tools within one package. Modern IDEs include the advantages of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Cloud Computing. These technologies can help the developer overcome the complexities associated with multi-platform software products. This paper has explored AI techniques that are applied in IDEs. To this end, the Eclipse Theia (cloud-based IDE) and its AI-based extensions are explored as a case study. The findings show that recommender system models, language modeling, deep learning models, code mining, and attention mechanisms are used frequently to facilitate programming. Furthermore, some researches have used NLP techniques and AI-based virtual assistance to promote the interaction between developers and projects.