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HCLTech Integrates AI Force With GitHub Copilot To Enhance Software Development Lifecycle

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 11 (Bernama) -- HCLTech, a global technology company, has launched its AI Force extension for GitHub Copilot on the Visual Studio Marketplace, the world’s most widely adopted artificial intelligence (AI) developer tool.

“With the AI Force extension, our clients will achieve benefits beyond enhanced coding experiences such as improved efficiencies, greater productivity and time-to-market acceleration.

“This integration helps them reduce technical debt and develop better quality software that is easier to maintain,” said HCLTech Senior Vice President and Global Lead, GenAI Practice, Apoorv Iyer in a statement.

This integration aims to streamline software development workflows, enhance developer flexibility and optimise code performance, positioning HCLTech among the first India-headquartered technology service providers to collaborate with Microsoft for creating a GitHub Copilot Extension.

Through its AI Force, the company aims to help clients automate tasks and incorporate intelligence throughout every phase of the engineering lifecycle.

Integrated with GitHub Copilot Chat, the HCLTech AI Force extension enhances extensibility and covers a broad range of use cases, including legacy modernisation, migration, development, development operations (DevOps), automation, support, operations, continuous feedback, and end-to-end benefits measurement.

-- BERNAMA