alt Hacker NewsWithout ai my text editor auto completes letters into existing identifiers or adds a closing brace
With ai it add several lines of code at once as soon as it thinks it recognizes a common pattern.
It’s not perfect and it can get in the way but it’s amazing when it guesses right and spits out the next 3-4 lines I would have typed
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bandrami • today at 11:19 AM
I'm trying to think of a text editor that doesn't support customizable snippets and templates, and failing
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Personally I find this workflow is jarring. I get into flow typing code and then the AI autocompletes the next four lines on a tab input. Now my flow is screeching to a halt because I have to switch from flow mode to review mode to make sure it actually autocompleted what I wanted