Re:Show HN: Continue (YC S23) – Open-source coding autopilot
by ldhough on Thursday July 27, 2023 @03:10AM
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> more of an extension of yourself, a part of your own brain that you can call on to more easily complete particular tasks.
I like this idea but I gotta say when I think "autopilot" I think "does it for you" and imagine ceding control rather than retaining it. I definitely assumed after reading the name that it was going to be a tool to minimize developer involvement as much as possible, similar to how AutoGPT is supposed to require less supervision.
Re:Show HN: Continue (YC S23) – Open-source coding autopilot
by Philpax on Thursday July 27, 2023 @06:31AM
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I agree with this; a copilot steps in to assist you, while an autopilot assumes your duties entirely.
Re:Show HN: Continue (YC S23) – Open-source coding autopilot
by sestinj on Thursday July 27, 2023 @11:13AM
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I'm very interested to hear this. We are definitely looking to evoke the former.
Re:Show HN: Continue (YC S23) – Open-source coding autopilot
by whoisjuan on Thursday July 27, 2023 @06:52PM
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Hey. 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 that functionality of attaching context to the query! Love that. I replied to the founder of Sourcegraph in this thread and I think that should answer your question as well.
I'm excited about your approach and even more about the fact that you made it open source! Thanks for that. If this sticks for me I can see myself contributing to it.
Re:Show HN: Continue (YC S23) – Open-source coding autopilot
by sestinj on Friday July 28, 2023 @09:25PM
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Excited to hear all of this! (and appreciate the extensive thinking) Please don't be shy about asking questions in our Discord if you end up wanting to contribute or have more feedback :)
On another note: we purposefully refer to ourselves as an "autopilot" rather than "co-pilot". While at first glance pedantic, we think there is real value behind the idea that developers should be in control. We want to get out of their way, rather than injecting AI everywhere. An autopilot should feel like less of a separate entity (a pair-programmer) and more of an extension of yourself, a part of your own brain that you can call on to more easily complete particular tasks.