CodeGPT.nvim

Dev tools

editor plugin

SHOW HN2023

228points
47comments
#234of 3,109 in 2023
Top 8%of 2023 by points

How HN took it

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6 positive, 13 neutral or asking, 0 mixed, 2 critical, out of 21 comments about the project. Thread score +0.18.

Idea: 2 for, 1 againstPerformance: 0 for, 1 against

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What HN said

What people liked

  • Simple, no-frills feature set that does what users want

    From 1 comment
    • I just tried this out and it's basically exactly what I want! No frills, basic feature set. Was going to make something myself but now I can be even lazier than normal.
      madelyn on HN
  • Clear installation instructions

    From 1 comment
    • Great job on creating CodeGPT.nvim! This plugin for neovim seems like a useful tool for code-related tasks such as code completion, refactoring, and generating documentation. The…
      ema_dev on HN

Objections

  • API responses are slower than expected

    From 2 comments
    • > Does the API offer access to the same model as the one used in ChatGPT web app? Chat API is this: https://platform.openai.com/docs/api-reference/chat/create URL that the plugin…
      capableweb on HN
    • It's not the same. I don't know the technical differences, but in my tests it often returns wildly different results. anecdotally the API has also hallucinated modules that don't…
      freedomben on HN
  • API answers differ in quality from the ChatGPT web app

    From 2 comments
    • It's not the same. I don't know the technical differences, but in my tests it often returns wildly different results. anecdotally the API has also hallucinated modules that don't…
      freedomben on HN
    • I just tested the API, it seems to have the same speed as ChatGPT plus. I quickly tested some questions and it seems that OpenAI web app has a bit more relevant answers, I wonder…
      jarenmf on HN

Requests

  • Automatic context selection and streamed code output

    From 1 comment
    • It defaults to temp 0.6. I thought that 0 was better for following instructions? At least it was for text-davinci-003. Is chatgpt-turbo different in this regard? Also if you have…
      ilaksh on HN
  • Support for IntelliJ or classic Vim

    From 2 comments

Questions

  • Whether the API key works for free-tier users

    From 1 comment
  • Default temperature setting and its effect on instruction following

    From 1 comment
    • It defaults to temp 0.6. I thought that 0 was better for following instructions? At least it was for text-davinci-003. Is chatgpt-turbo different in this regard? Also if you have…
      ilaksh on HN

Alternatives named

  • ChatGPT.nvim by jackMort

    From 1 comment
    • See also ChatGPT.nvim, which can be used both for editing code and for standard chat: https://github.com/jackMort/ChatGPT.nvim The Telescope-esque UI is nicely done as well.
      kronion on HN
  • ChatGPT.el and chatgpt-arcana.el for Emacs

    From 2 comments
    • Also in Emacs: https://github.com/joshcho/ChatGPT.el https://youtu.be/SL-nNOjqoxg
      _emacsomancer_ on HN
    • In the meantime there is also my package, but I'd be fairly confident it's not as good as the other one. https://github.com/CarlQLange/chatgpt-arcana.el
      hebejebelus on HN
  • Codeium and Copilot for inline completion

    From 2 comments
    • this is really cool and well done. i will start using it in conjunction with Codeium's plugin (free Copilot alternative): https://github.com/Exafunction/codeium.vim for…
      aunch on HN
    • I still use copilot as my main completion tool. I found ChatGPT to be too slow and expensive to use for tab complete level of usage, but it works really well for larger things…
      dpayne on HN

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