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From what I see, it's not better than GitHub Copilot for my use case. I work in large code bases, where the code in one files depends on the code in other files
by DeathArrow 2y ago
From what I see, it's not better than GitHub Copilot for my use case. I work in large code bases, where the code in one files depends on the code in other files. Copilot seems to only be aware of code in current file, unless I write very long prompts to direct it to specifically look in some other files.
So for making changes to existing code, Copilot isn't helpful and neither seems to Cursor.
I can use Copilot to write some new methods to parse strings or split strings or convert to/from JSON or make http calls. Bat anything that implies using or changing existing code doesn't yield good results.
- profunctor 2y agoIf you are using vscode in the copilot chat you can use @workspace and it tries to get the relevant files and context.
- blitzar 2y agoAi assistant tuned for your sepecific large code base seems like the best final destination. I am not sure if this is on the horizion, miles away or just something that is of such little marginal benefit that it would only be useful internally for a handful of orgs. Certainly for writting my emails for me I would quite like an Ai fine-tuned to my written voice.
- cloudking 2y agoAre you using the @codebase feature? It will perform a search across the codebase for files relevant to your query and suggest changes across files. https://docs.cursor.com/chat/codebase https://docs.cursor.com/chat/codebase
- rco8786 2y agoHave you actually used Cursor? It does not seem like it. I'd suggest trying it before dismissing it. > Copilot seems to only be aware of code in current file Cursor does not have this limitation
- hipadev23 2y agoFrom my experience using both: * Cursor is massively faster than Copilot * Cursor is absolutely aware of the codebase when you add it to the workspace (ctrl/cmd+b)