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Design an IDE code assistant (Copilot-style) that completes code as the developer types.

Inline completion lives or dies on tail latency: a suggestion that arrives after the developer keeps typing is useless. Learn how to build the context window, hide model latency behind speculation and caching, and keep a tight feedback loop on acceptance rate.

Updated Aug 2026 · Grounded in real Applied AI Engineer interview loops and written to a senior-engineer editorial bar.

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