Software Generated Code

Boilerplate Generation tool

Some software development environments provide code generation tools that help automate the creation of boilerplate code. For instance, Integrated Development Environments (IDEs) often offer code generation features for common tasks, such as generating getters and setters in object-oriented languages.

Database Code Generation

When working with databases, code generation tools can automatically create source code to interact with the database. Object-Relational Mapping (ORM) tools, for example, generate code to map database tables to object-oriented classes.

Model-Driven Development

In Model-Driven Development (MDD), software models are used to generate source code automatically. These models describe the structure and behavior of the software, and the MDD tools generate code from these models, reducing the need for manual coding.

The Django framework is a great example of model driven development, with their Model-View-Template model.

UI Design Tools

For user interface development, code generation tools can generate code for UI elements and interactions. This is often used in web development, where visual design tools generate HTML and CSS code.

https://webcode.tools/?utm_content=cmp-true

Application Wizards

Some development environments offer wizards or templates to generate source code for specific types of applications, such as web applications, mobile apps, or game development. These tools help jumpstart development.

Microsoft word will allow you save a document as a HTML file.

Metadata-Driven Development

In metadata-driven development, developers define metadata that describes the behavior of an application. Code generation tools use this metadata to create the corresponding source code.

[tabb title = “Testing”]

Testing and Mocking Frameworks

Tools for generating test cases or mock objects often create source code automatically to simulate dependencies and test scenarios.

Python’s unittest module is a  great example

Code Refactoring Tools

Some code refactoring tools can generate code automatically to optimize or restructure existing code. For example, tools can generate code for extracting methods, renaming variables, or changing data structures.

Code Transpilers

Transpilers are tools that convert source code from one programming language to another. For example, TypeScript transpiles into JavaScript, and Babel transpiles modern JavaScript into older versions for wider compatibility.

Cross-Platform Development

Tools for cross-platform development can generate platform-specific code from a single codebase. This is common in mobile app development, where a single codebase can be used to target multiple platforms like iOS and Android.

Python’s Kivy framework is a great example.