ADAPTIVE AND EFFICIENT CODE-INTELLIGENCE: INTEGRATING LLM-GUIDED STATIC ANALYSIS, PERFORMANCE-AWARE GENERATION, AND SUSTAINABLE INFERENCE FOR GREEN SOFTWARE ENGINEERING
Abstract
This article synthesizes contemporary advances in large language model (LLM)-assisted code intelligence, situating recent breakthroughs in code generation, optimization, and inference-efficiency within a unified theoretical and practical framework. We present an integrative narrative that combines LLM-driven static analysis augmentation, iterative self-refinement of generated code, and system-level approaches for improving runtime performance and reducing environmental footprint. Drawing on empirical and methodological threads from recent literature, we articulate a conceptual methodology that couples: (1) LLM-augmented static analyzers for improved bug detection and maintainability (Li et al., 2024); (2) iterative refinement and execution-feedback loops to elevate correctness and performance (Madaan et al., 2023; Peng et al., 2024); (3) code-generation customization for domain-specific formalism such as TikZ and technical typesetting (Reux et al., 2025); and (4) inference and architectural optimizations—quantization, pruning, near-storage processing, and attention efficiency—to lower latency, memory, and energy costs (Ji Lin et al., 2023; Frantar et al., 2023; Jang, 2025). In addition, the article examines environmental metrics and policy considerations for green AI in the software engineering lifecycle (World Bank, 2024; Morand et al., 2024; ADEME, 2025). We propose a theoretical pipeline—Adaptive Efficient Code Intelligence (AECI)—and discuss its implications, potential pitfalls, and future research directions. The article makes no empirical claims beyond synthesizing and reinterpreting the provided references, but offers detailed operational prescriptions for researchers and practitioners seeking to combine correctness, performance, and sustainability in LLM-enabled software engineering.
Keywords
LLM code generation, static analysis, performance feedback
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