Tai Mei Ti A P P·2025-05-26 06:12Group 1 - The AI programming sector is entering a competitive phase, with major companies like OpenAI, Microsoft, Google, and Anthropic launching new tools and models to enhance their offerings [2][10] - Microsoft has opened the GitHub Copilot Extension for VS Code, allowing developers to access AI features without plugins, aiming to strengthen its ecosystem and compete with startups like Cursor [3][4] - Google's AI programming agent, Jules, has been upgraded to optimize coding capabilities, focusing on asynchronous task handling rather than real-time collaboration, which distinguishes it from competitors [6][7] Group 2 - OpenAI's Codex Agent and Microsoft's Copilot Agent both support asynchronous task execution, allowing developers to assign complex tasks to agents that operate independently [8][9] - Anthropic has released Claude Opus 4 and Claude Sonnet 4, enhancing their programming capabilities and integrating with popular IDEs, indicating a shift towards more autonomous coding solutions [11][13] - The evolution of AI programming products is categorized into four stages, with the current focus on agent-based models that operate in the background, suggesting a significant shift in how coding tasks are approached [13]