Red Hat Launches AI Tools to Simplify App Development Tasks
Red Hat has recently launched Red Hat Developer Lightspeed, a set of AI-powered tools designed to enhance application modernisation and support cloud-native services development. This new portfolio integrates with Red Hat’s existing developer tools to provide users with intelligent, context-aware assistance right within their workflows. By minimizing the time spent switching between different tasks and tools, these features aim to boost productivity for developers throughout the entire software development process.
One of the key aspects of Developer Lightspeed is its integration with Red Hat Developer Hub and the migration toolkit for applications. In the Developer Hub, Developer Lightspeed serves as a virtual assistant, helping developers with tasks beyond coding. Developers can utilize a chat-based interface to explore application designs, draft technical documentation, generate test plans, and receive troubleshooting help. The AI is flexible, allowing teams to implement their own models while considering performance, cost, and privacy needs according to their specific organisational guidelines.
For those focused on coding, Developer Lightspeed is available as an extension in the migration toolkit for applications. This functionality automates the challenging process of refactoring source code directly within developers’ environments. The assistant learns from each migration to improve its recommendations for future tasks, making it a valuable resource in tackling migration-related issues.
The recent release of version 8 of the migration toolkit further enhances these capabilities by automating the process of replatforming workloads to Red Hat OpenShift. The first supported migration workflow targets transitions from Cloud Foundry to OpenShift. Automating the creation of deployment artifacts can help reduce the risk of human error, potentially increasing the returns on investment for businesses looking to modernise their applications. By combining automation in replatforming with AI-generated code suggestions, developers can undertake more thorough and efficient modernisation projects.
This launch comes at a time when companies are seeking reliable and robust AI tools that fit their specific needs rather than relying on generic AI models. Red Hat sees this integration of AI into established workflows as a way to enhance reliability and ensure compliance, making it easier to introduce updated applications to the market sustainably.
Currently, Red Hat Developer Lightspeed is available in a developer preview for those with subscriptions to the Red Hat Developer Hub or Advanced Developer Suite. The migration toolkit for applications integration is now accessible to Advanced Developer Suite users, reflecting Red Hat’s commitment to empowering developers and helping businesses modernise and build applications efficiently.
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