Canvas is a new way to write and code with ChatGPT

Re:Canvas is a new way to write and code with ChatGPT by jdiez17 on Thursday October 03, 2024 @06:05PM (#41735564)

I have started using Claude Dev (an extension for VSCode - https://github.com/saoudrizwan/claude-dev), and so far my impression has been very positive. It’s a full blown code agent that looks for relevant files in the code base, can ask you to run commands and modify files etc. You use your own Anthropic API key or self hosted model.

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Re:Canvas is a new way to write and code with ChatGPT by j45 on Thursday October 03, 2024 @06:08PM (#41735592)

Sounds a little like aider.chat

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Re:Canvas is a new way to write and code with ChatGPT by jdiez17 on Thursday October 03, 2024 @06:44PM (#41735881)

It is quite similar but I found aider a bit clunky to use in that it creates a new commit with a huge message being the whole conversation and context. Which can be a good thing of course, but for most things I'd rather accumulate changes until a feature is finished, then I commit.

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Re:Canvas is a new way to write and code with ChatGPT by dannyobrien on Thursday October 03, 2024 @06:47PM (#41735900)

I think the default is not to do this anymore (at least the whole convo and chat aren't in the commit). It is strangely scary to have it commit on every change, even if that's probably objectively the right thing for it to do (so you can roll back, so that commits are atomic, etc, etc).

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Re:Canvas is a new way to write and code with ChatGPT by j45 on Thursday October 03, 2024 @07:55PM (#41736350)

I remember that... but I think it's changed now.

Aider remains to me one of the places where innovation happens and it seems to end up in other places. Their new feature to architect with o1 and then code with sonnet is pretty trippy.

Only can run so many IDEs at a time though.

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Re:Canvas is a new way to write and code with ChatGPT by anonzzzies on Friday October 04, 2024 @03:26AM (#41738758)

This feature: https://aider.chat/2024/09/26/architect.html

It's great!

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Re:Canvas is a new way to write and code with ChatGPT by rorytbyrne on Thursday October 03, 2024 @06:59PM (#41735966)

Just work on a branch and squash.

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Re:Canvas is a new way to write and code with ChatGPT by trees101 on Thursday October 03, 2024 @11:07PM (#41737407)

I use aider with the --no-auto-commits flag. Then review code and do manual edits in VSCode, as well as manual git process. It achieves exactly what you're saying.

aider --sonnet --no-auto-commits --cache-prompts --no-stream --cache-keepalive-pings 5 --no-suggest-shell-commands`

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Re:Canvas is a new way to write and code with ChatGPT by j45 on Friday October 04, 2024 @01:12PM (#41743426)

This is a great tip, appreciate it

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Re:Canvas is a new way to write and code with ChatGPT by ijidak on Friday October 04, 2024 @01:40AM (#41738190)

Are there any great AI plug-ins anyone recommends for Sublime Text?

For me it's still the cleanest editor.

VS Code is way too cluttered to be my daily driver for basic editing.

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Re:Canvas is a new way to write and code with ChatGPT by brunoqc on Friday October 04, 2024 @02:49AM (#41738514)

Is the zed-editor not too cluttered for you?

If not, it has some ai support.

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Re:Canvas is a new way to write and code with ChatGPT by knowaveragejoe on Friday October 04, 2024 @04:06AM (#41738986)

Claude Dev does have a really nice UI nailed down. I was not aware that you could run local models yourself with it, which would be a great feature but kind of obviates the name.

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