Ask HN: Programmers who don't use autocomplete/LSP, how do you do it?

Re:Ask HN: Programmers who don't use autocomplete/LSP, how d... by brabel on Wednesday December 25, 2024 @03:31AM (#42507690)

> vscode to do all of the automation, keypresses become more and more sluggish

The problem is VS Code then. Try IntelliJ, they spent ridiculous amounts of engineering to make typing as fast as Vim.

> I find when it pops up automatically to be maddening.

Me too, the first thing I do in my IDE is disable that. I love autocompletion, but I want it only when I need it. Now, that's completely different from just saying I don't need autocompletion at all.

> though it’s a real mixed bag between seeming magical and guessing the completely wrong thing.

Agree completely. Sometimes I am totally amazed at how it knew exactly what I wanted to write. But sometimes it misses the mark for sure. This tech is just going to get better though, so I like being able to use it while it improves and notice the difference with every new model.

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Re:Ask HN: Programmers who don't use autocomplete/LSP, how d... by xigoi on Wednesday December 25, 2024 @09:45AM (#42509009)

> The problem is VS Code then. Try IntelliJ, they spent ridiculous amounts of engineering to make typing as fast as Vim.

I presume that does not apply on an old laptop with 8 GB of RAM.

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Re:Ask HN: Programmers who don't use autocomplete/LSP, how d... by nsteel on Wednesday December 25, 2024 @05:09PM (#42511496)

I'm not sure I understand what you're saying there, but in a discussion about being maximally productive, old laptops with 8GB of RAM just don't come into the equation.

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