This paper presents an AI-assisted programming tool called Copilot for Xcode
for program composition and design to support human software developers. By
seamlessly integrating cloud-based Large Language Models (LLM) with Apple's
local development environment, Xcode, this tool enhances productivity and
unleashes creativity for software development in Apple software ecosystem
(e.g., iOS apps, macOS). Leveraging advanced natural language processing (NLP)
techniques, Copilot for Xcode effectively processes source code tokens and
patterns within code repositories, enabling features such as code generation,
autocompletion, documentation, and error detection. Software developers can
also query and make "small" decisions for program composition, some of which
can be made simultaneously, and this is facilitated through prompt engineering
in a chat interface of Copilot for Xcode. Finally, we present simple case
studies as evidence of the effectiveness of utilizing NLP in Xcode to prompt
popular LLM services like OpenAI ChatGPT for program composition and design.

这篇论文介绍了一种名为 Copilot for Xcode 的 AI 辅助编程工具，通过将云端的大型语言模型与苹果的本地开发环境 Xcode 无缝集成，提高了软件开发者的生产力，释放了创造力，支持苹果软件生态系统中的软件开发。它利用先进的自然语言处理技术，有效处理代码库中的源代码令牌和模式，实现代码生成、自动完成、文档编制和错误检测等功能。软件开发者还可以通过 Copilot for Xcode 的聊天界面查询和进行 “小型” 程序组合的决策，其中一些决策可以同时进行。最后，我们通过简单的案例研究展示了在 Xcode 中利用 NLP 来促进流行的大型语言模型服务如 OpenAI ChatGPT 进行程序组合和设计的有效性。