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11 positive, 20 neutral or asking, 1 mixed, 12 critical, out of 44 comments about the project. Thread score -0.08.
Privacy: 2 for, 6 againstIdea: 2 for, 2 againstDesign: 2 for, 1 againstExecution: 1 for, 2 againstPricing: 0 for, 1 against
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Clean UX that avoids copy/paste and gives precise highlight-based context
From 2 comments
This looks great! I’ve been pretty underwhelmed with the UX of the other VS Code extensions, for just the reasons you list. This looks a lot like how I imagined an AI extension…
dimal on HNBeen using Continue for a few weeks in combination with GH co-pilot. Overall it's been a solid experience. After a few days of adjusting, it's become my go to because I don't…
jierlich on HN
Open source with support for local and open models
From 2 comments
Looks like this is similar to GitHub Copilot Chat [0], just open source right? I like that you're supporting open models as well rather than just ChatGPT. Is there a way for your…
satvikpendem on HNHey. I gave it a try to Continue and I think this is going in the right direction at least for me. I guess opinions on how this should work are subjective. But I do really like…
whoisjuan on HN
Objections
Initially sent data to telemetry and third-party services without clear consent, since removed
From 2 comments
A cursory look through the source reveals the presence of three different telemetry suites of which only Posthog looks to be properly documented. I could have overlooked it, but…
krono on HNLooks like it's trying to send my data to "meilisearch" without asking me :/
smcleod on HN
Unclear which model and key are used and what the free tier covers
From 2 comments
Hey! Thanks for this tool. I was testing and paying copilot, including the new chat integrated tool, but I feel your work flow proposal is more compelling. That said, I'm not…
rodrigodlu on HNI don't find this clear in the website what LLM it is really using. Is it sending my code and queries over the internet? Or can it use a local language model?
jenadine on HN
Monetization via an external API could be risky
From 1 comment
How are you going to monetize this? I would be very nervous building a business around an extension calling someone elses API. You only have to look at the drama that played out…
jossclimb on HN
Requests
Support for JetBrains IDEs
From 2 comments
Any plans for supporting Jetbrains IDEs?
nraf on HNAre you planning to support any other editors any time soon?
mijoharas on HN
Automatic related-definition context from the language server
From 1 comment
In my experience working with GPT4, if I give enough context on types, other functions definitions and the libraries I use, I get very accurate results. But it is a tedious task…
milani on HN
Read terminal output and web pages as context
From 2 comments
Is there any LLM based coding assistant than can read from terminal, thus catching error output?
pax on HNThank you for supporting an open source ecosystem. A couple of thoughts. 1. It would be nice if we could ingest external resources like web pages. 2. Deep integration with the…
FloatArtifact on HN
Questions
Which local models perform well
From 1 comment
"Continue works with any LLM, including local models using ggml" Which of the local models have you seen the best results with? UPDATE: Found a note here…
simonw on HN
Whether it works without GPT-4 for cost reasons
From 1 comment
does this require gpt-4? I can't afford such a luxury sadly.
AstraZenecat on HN
Alternatives named
GitHub Copilot and Copilot Chat
From 2 comments
Focusing on VS Code for at least the next few weeks, but we've planned from the start! You can read more here (https://continue.dev/docs/how-continue-works), but the Continue…
sestinj on HNLooks like this is similar to GitHub Copilot Chat [0], just open source right? I like that you're supporting open models as well rather than just ChatGPT. Is there a way for your…
satvikpendem on HN
Rubberduck VS Code extension
From 1 comment
Check out the Rubberduck Extension [1] for VS Code. It's not super well publicized but I've actually found it basically hits a perfect middle ground between copilot and…
extr on HN
Aider
From 1 comment
This looks really interesting. Have you spent much time investigating how to provide code context to the LLM without needing to manually highlight all the relevant code? That’s…
anotherpaulg on HN
Cody
From 1 comment
Why is nobody in this space making good gains on UX? I have tried almost every co-pilot solution, including GitHub Co-Pilot with Chat and Labs, Cody, and a few random extensions.…
whoisjuan on HN