DataStax Expands Astra DB Extension for GitHub Copilot
October 30, 2024

DataStax announced the enhancement of its GitHub Copilot extension with its AI Platform-as-a-Service (AI PaaS) solution.

This extension makes it easier for developers to directly interact with DataStax Langflow and their Astra DB databases’ vector, tabular, and streaming data right from their IDE (integrated development environment) through the DataStax GitHub Copilot Extension.

As generative AI adoption accelerates, developers are seeking tools that not only enhance productivity but also simplify complex workflows, enabling them to keep pace with innovation. Which is why these new features into the GitHub Copilot Extension are so important. These new features include:

- Database Creation: Developers can now create databases (vector or serverless), in the user’s preferred cloud provider and region, in Astra DB directly through GitHub Copilot.

- Flow creation: The Copilot Extension can build Langflow flows using simple English conversational prompts and provide direct links to the flows, and generate API calls to Langflow application endpoints in VSCode.

- Expanded Capabilities: Copilot now answers questions about databases and helps troubleshoot queries. These new features address key challenges developers face by bringing low-code and traditional developers together, enabling a broader range of experience levels to leverage powerful AI tools within the familiar VS Code environment. This significantly reduces the time to production, especially for teams that need to deliver quickly in competitive environments.

“Developers are under constant pressure to innovate and deliver applications faster, especially with the rapid growth of AI,” said Ed Anuff, chief product officer, DataStax. “Our goal with the GitHub Copilot Extension is to remove the friction that often comes with building GenAI applications. By simplifying database creation to flow generation in Langflow, we’re enabling developers to get up and running in minutes rather than days. These new features reflect our commitment to empowering developers to do more with greater efficiency.”

“With our Copilot-powered platform, we look to keep developers in the flow with access to the services, tools, and resources they need to build and create in the AI era. Extensions like Astra DB for GitHub Copilot empower developers with a customizable and streamlined workflow, improving productivity when creating database applications. Developer choice results in developer happiness, and we are excited to continue to grow our partnership with DataStax,” said Mario Rodriguez, Chief Product Officer, GitHub.

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