What is IBM's Project CodeNet?

At its recently concluded Think 2021 conference, IBM introduced Project CodeNet to develop machine learning models that can help in programming. The large dataset consists of 14 million code samples and 500 million lines of code in over 55 different languages, including C, Java, Go, Python, COBOL, Pascal, and Fortran. Modern computer programs have millions of lines of code and are hard to debug, maintain, update, and document. The use of artificial intelligence to write codes has been an important area of research for many years. However, it is easier said than done.