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But.. it was said Plandex is similar or worthy of consideration next to something like Aider.. when this post is about Aider. Understanding a codebase, along w
by j45 3y ago
But.. it was said Plandex is similar or worthy of consideration next to something like Aider.. when this post is about Aider.
Understanding a codebase, along with the in/outs between the calls is pretty vital to any codebase, especially the larger a codebase gets.
I'm not attached to the way Aider or Plandex does anything, but I'm still not clear on which scenarios it's worth considering compared to Aider, or vice Versa. Aider seems pretty unique and stands alone on a number of things. I'll still install Plandex and try it out.
Without details, it's a little surprising a post like this could get upvoted so much.
- danenania 3y agoPlandex isn't really focused on understanding a whole codebase. It can be used for that to some extent, but it's more designed for building larger features where you'd load in maybe 5-20 relevant files and then have Plandex build the whole feature across potentially dozens of steps and model calls. With Aider (or ChatGPT) it would require a lot more back-and-forth and user interaction to get a similar result. Like I said, I think Aider's use of tree-sitter is a great concept and something I'd like to incorporate in some way. I'm not at all trying to claim that Plandex is 'better' than Aider for every use case. I think they are suited to different kinds of tasks.