Code Syntax

Code syntax, the structure and rules governing the arrangement of code elements in programming languages, is a crucial area of research impacting both software development and artificial intelligence. Current research focuses on how large language models (LLMs) understand and generate syntactically correct code, exploring techniques like chain-of-thought prompting and incorporating syntactic information into model architectures (e.g., transformers, graph transformers) to improve performance on tasks such as code completion, translation, and bug detection. These advancements are significant for improving software engineering practices, enhancing the reliability of AI-generated code, and furthering our understanding of how LLMs process and represent linguistic structures.