# What codegen is (actually) good for

DevFeed: [What codegen is (actually) good for](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/what-codegen-is-actually-good-for-10200.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://www.figma.com/blog/what-codegen-is-actually-good-for/>)

Author: Emil Sjölander; Jake Albaugh

Published: 2023-09-22T00:00:00Z

Content type: opinion

Language: en

Sources: [Figma Blog](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/figma-blog.md>)

Topics: [Code generation](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/code-generation.md>), [Figma](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/figma.md>), [Artificial Intelligence](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/ai.md>), [AI-assisted coding](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/ai-assisted-coding.md>), [GitHub Copilot](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/github-copilot.md>), [ide](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/ide.md>), [No-code](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/no-code.md>)

Tags: [ai](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/ai.md>), [ai-tools](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/ai-tools.md>), [code](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/code.md>), [design](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/design.md>), [development](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/development.md>), [figma](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/figma.md>), [generate](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/generate.md>), [github-copilot](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/github-copilot.md>), [ide](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/ide.md>), [no-code](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/no-code.md>)

## AI overview

This article argues that code generation is most useful as an augmentation to the design-to-development process rather than as a replacement for developers. It discusses IDE code completion, Figma snippets, no-code tools, and AI-based systems such as GitHub Copilot and Replit Ghostwriter, while emphasizing the difficulty of producing useful code across diverse needs and frameworks.

## Source excerpt

Should you just use codegen to... generate code? Not so fast. Codegen is best for augmenting your design to development process, not automating it.