e2b
Dev tools
ai code generation ide
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How HN took it
6 positive, 43 neutral or asking, 0 mixed, 20 critical, out of 69 comments about the project. Thread score -0.22.
Idea: 2 for, 10 againstDocs: 2 for, 2 againstExecution: 1 for, 2 againstPrivacy: 0 for, 2 againstPerformance: 0 for, 2 against
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What HN said
What people liked
Interesting idea
From 1 comment
It’s a very interesting idea, i haven’t tested the app, maybe integration with vscode ?
Thiebaut on HN
Objections
Generated code often doesn't work without revisions
From 1 comment
While you mention that you can bring your own model, prompt, etc, the current main use case seems to be integrating with OpenAI. How, if at all, do you plan to address the…
Etheryte on HN
Hard to edit generated code; natural language is poor for precise changes
From 2 comments
> You don't actually write code with e2b. You write technical specs and then collaborate with an AI agent. If I want to change 1 character of a generated source file, can I just…
mayank on HNI feel like this would be like trying to edit a confluence page. It's in the frustration valley between WYSIWYG and just writing code. The worst of both worlds.
RoyGBivCap on HN
Locked to OpenAI key; not truly open
From 1 comment
All these tools starts with grand proclamation of “open” and then the first thing you notice is the field to add your OPENAI_KEY. My humble suggestion is that if you are building…
la64710 on HN
VS Code plugin would be better than a new IDE
From 2 comments
Aren’t most devs working on existing apps? Don’t most devs tend to be extremely sticky to their preferred dev env (last big migration was ST -> VS Code back in 2015-2017) Read…
exhaze on HNI built this https://github.com/campbel/aieditor to test the idea of programming directly with the AI in control. Long story short, VS Code plugin is better IMO.
campbel on HN
Requests
Integrate with VS Code or an existing editor
From 2 comments
It’s a very interesting idea, i haven’t tested the app, maybe integration with vscode ?
Thiebaut on HNShouldn't it be a plugin for a more used open-source IDE?
dakiol on HN
Support local or other models besides OpenAI
From 2 comments
All these tools starts with grand proclamation of “open” and then the first thing you notice is the field to add your OPENAI_KEY. My humble suggestion is that if you are building…
la64710 on HNMaybe until we all have a local LLM's and custom models with full control, this level of abstraction(prompting) is not useful. I refuse to contribute to the"Open"AI scheme. Let…
nbzso on HN
Questions
How deterministic and maintainable is generated code from prompts?
From 1 comment
My biggest concern with tools like this is reproducibility and maintainability. How deterministically can we go from the 'source' (natural language prompts) to the 'target'…
ivan888 on HN
Can it handle large existing codebases and context limits?
From 2 comments
Based on my experiences having spent a bunch of time experimenting with LLMs for writing code, I think the hardest part that I haven't yet seen a solution to is modifying…
cube2222 on HNCan it produce projects which are longer than the context length of the LLM? (8k for us plebs)
sebzim4500 on HN
Who owns the licence to AI-generated software?
From 1 comment
If this truly works as the pitch describes: > mlejva: Our editor isn't a regular coding editor. You don't actually write code with e2b. then what licensing problems arise from…
graypegg on HN
Alternatives named
GitHub Copilot
From 2 comments
This is like the third post today on code generator using a react application, in twitter there are dozens of them. Copilot already exists and copilot X already packs the…
mov_eax_ecx on HNIs it using the copilot of microsoft?
addmin123 on HN
VS Code AI plugins
From 1 comment
This looks quite interesting. So I have question for these AI powered editors: what advantage would a dedicated editor like this have over just using an AI plugin for VsCode? How…
celeritascelery on HN
Emacs with chatgpt-shell
From 1 comment
IMO Emacs is a perfect candidate for this kind of thing, or maybe something akin to LSP so you can bring your own editor. New GPT extensions are coming out daily for Emacs, e.g.…
sjm on HN