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- copilot would only predict after the cursor, whereas Cursor predicts nearby edits, which is quite helpful - copilot-chat was just a chat sidebar last time I

- copilot would only predict after the cursor, whereas Cursor predicts nearby edits, which is quite helpful - copilot-chat was just a chat sidebar last time I used it, you still had to manually apply any code suggestions. cursor will apply changes for you. It's very helpful to have a diff of what the AI wants to change. It's been a while since i've used copilot though, so copilot chat might be more advanced then i'm remembering. edit: formatting

divan 2y ago
Thanks! "Nearby edits" mean edits in the same file or the whole workspace? I test Copilot Workspace from time to time, it's still far from perfect, but it already can make large-scale codebase changes across multiple files in a repository. Ultimately that's what I want from an AI assistant on my machine - give a prompt and see changes in all repo, not just current file.
- IanCal 2y ago
  > Thanks! "Nearby edits" mean edits in the same file or the whole workspace? For the autocomplete, in the same file. So proposing adding more logging when you add a few statements, changing an error check, adding something to the class def or constructor. They do have a multi-file editing thing called "composer" I think, which I used to make larger changes to an app (e.g. add a new page that lists all the X, and it creates that and the links to it in the other pages). You might also be interested in aider https://github.com/paul-gauthier/aider https://github.com/paul-gauthier/aider for larger changes.
  - divan 2y ago
    Thanks! Yes, Aider is a good attempt. I tried it a couple of times, ran into a number of issues, but should give it another try. Integration with an editor (I use nvim) is crucial though.
worldsayshi 2y ago
> It's been a while since i've used copilot though, so copilot chat might be more advanced then i'm remembering. Copilot is still surprisingly basic but I've heard rumours that they are working on a version with a lot more features?

divan 2y ago

Thanks! "Nearby edits" mean edits in the same file or the whole workspace? I test Copilot Workspace from time to time, it's still far from perfect, but it already can make large-scale codebase changes across multiple files in a repository. Ultimately that's what I want from an AI assistant on my machine - give a prompt and see changes in all repo, not just current file.

IanCal 2y ago
> Thanks! "Nearby edits" mean edits in the same file or the whole workspace? For the autocomplete, in the same file. So proposing adding more logging when you add a few statements, changing an error check, adding something to the class def or constructor. They do have a multi-file editing thing called "composer" I think, which I used to make larger changes to an app (e.g. add a new page that lists all the X, and it creates that and the links to it in the other pages). You might also be interested in aider https://github.com/paul-gauthier/aider https://github.com/paul-gauthier/aider for larger changes.
- divan 2y ago
  Thanks! Yes, Aider is a good attempt. I tried it a couple of times, ran into a number of issues, but should give it another try. Integration with an editor (I use nvim) is crucial though.

worldsayshi 2y ago

> It's been a while since i've used copilot though, so copilot chat might be more advanced then i'm remembering. Copilot is still surprisingly basic but I've heard rumours that they are working on a version with a lot more features?