Void
Dev tools
ai code editor
SHOW HN2024
347points
154comments
#155of 3,515 in 2024
Top 5%of 2024 by points
How HN took it
CuriousMostly questions and neutral comments
7 positive, 32 neutral or asking, 1 mixed, 20 critical, out of 60 comments about the project. Thread score -0.21.
Idea: 4 for, 14 againstExecution: 1 for, 2 againstDesign: 0 for, 2 againstPrivacy: 1 for, 0 against
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What HN said
What people liked
Interest in local, private model hosting
From 2 comments
most exciting is that it will run locally and we don't have to use middleman and give up our juicy data. lol
consumerx on HN> Any LLM, Anywhere. > Host your own models locally, or communicate directly with your favorites. Looks fantastic, will happily try this!
Tepix on HN
Objections
Forking VS Code is unnecessary; an extension would do
From 3 comments
I think more competition in the "AI Editor" space is good, but I have to ask – why not make it a VSCode extension? I feel it'd be much more accessible. Are there limitations in…
rie_t on HNDo you need to "own" the whole editor to do what you're doing? Just maintaining sync with upstream is a massive rod for your own back, and I don't see what you gain. As others…
oliwarner on HNBut why does it have to be a VSCode fork? Couldn’t it be a VSCode plugin?
fathomas on HN
Forks of editors tend to die out
From 2 comments
Good job at creating more competition, but sorry for being a little bit rude, most software forks die out, try to convince me using this instead of Continue + Claude-dev, which…
ac130kz on HN> we're building Void as a fork of vscode Hard pass. Sorry but you can pry IDEA from my cold dead hands or at least VSCode doesn't hold a candle to it IMHO. And no, I'm not…
joshstrange on HN
Waitlist and Discord gate access to the code
From 3 comments
So early stage that we can't download it? Why would I want to join a discord server for a code editor? What is the plan when VS Code introduces all your features?
2024user on HNWhy is there a waiting list if it's open source?
jbkkd on HNThe repository contains the full source code but there's a waitlist to download? Why?
pratio on HN
Requests
Support for JetBrains or Neovim
From 2 comments
I'm surprised no one in targeting Jetbrains IDEs as seriously as Cursor has targeted vscode. I'd imagine Jetbrains users are much more willing to pay, and the non-AI intelligence…
BoorishBears on HNIf anyone can point in the direction of a Cursor like experience, but within Neovim, I'm definitely in the market for that option.
rhardih on HN
Better repo CI and contributor process
From 1 comment
Congrats on getting it this far! The fun is just beginning, but it does sound like you have an idea of what you're getting into. Here are some thoughts: There are quite a few…
boomskats on HN
Questions
Why not build as a VS Code extension?
From 2 comments
I think more competition in the "AI Editor" space is good, but I have to ask – why not make it a VSCode extension? I feel it'd be much more accessible. Are there limitations in…
rie_t on HNBut why does it have to be a VSCode fork? Couldn’t it be a VSCode plugin?
fathomas on HN
How will it be monetized?
From 1 comment
My primary usage of cursor is cmd+L and cmd+K, I'll give it a shot. Also, makes sense to make an open source alternative. How do you plan on monetizing?
kevo1ution on HN
Alternatives named
Continue.dev
From 2 comments
Good job at creating more competition, but sorry for being a little bit rude, most software forks die out, try to convince me using this instead of Continue + Claude-dev, which…
ac130kz on HNHi, thanks for sharing. A question: What is the advantage of this approach compared to the tool I'm using right now - continue.dev ?
storafrid on HN
Cursor
From 1 comment
This is cool! I'm a regular user of Cursor (I barely write any code now - just prompt and tab tab tab). The thing that's really keeping me in Cursor (vs decamping for Zed) is NOT…
prasoonds on HN
Zed
From 1 comment
A lot of folks prefer JetBrains over VSC. For example my top choice for an AI Editor today is Zed.dev which lets you trivially setup to use a variety of key maps including…
d4rkp4ttern on HN
Codeium
From 1 comment
My projects aren’t super complicated and just mostly Python/flask/htmx/html templates. I started with cursor during their free trial so I got the 500 sonnet prompts and it was…
indigodaddy on HN