Install Alibaba’s AI Coding Assistant Tongyi Lingma in VS Code & JetBrains
This guide shows how to install Alibaba Cloud's AI coding assistant Tongyi Lingma for VS Code and JetBrains IDEs, outlines the step‑by‑step process, and highlights its real‑time code generation, test creation, and documentation features.
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At the Alibaba Cloud Conference, Alibaba released an AI coding assistant that is worth developers' attention. The plugin supports VS Code and various JetBrains IDEs.
VS Code Installation
In the left sidebar, click the Extensions icon.
Search for "TONGYI Lingma" and click Install.
Restart VS Code to complete the installation.
JetBrains IDEs Installation
Mac users: In IntelliJ IDEA menu, click Settings; Windows users: In File menu, click Settings.
From the plugin marketplace, search for "TONGYI Lingma" and click Install.
Official website: https://tongyi.aliyun.com/lingma/
Features
After installation, you can explore the following capabilities:
Line/function‑level real‑time code continuation.
Natural‑language code generation and unit‑test creation.
Automatic code comment generation and code explanation.
For more features, explore the official site.
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