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Ask HN: How much better are AI IDEs vs. copy pasting into chat apps?

Hacker News - Wed, 05/07/2025 - 11:18pm

I just wanted to hear peoples experiences with AI IDEs.

For context, I'm a heavy user of Gemini / ChatGPT for coding and Copilot. But I haven't used Cursor / Windsurf / etc..

Copy pasting into chat apps is a first world problem: it will do the work for you, but you have to give it all the context in the prompt, which for a larger project, gets tedious.

The issue with Copilot is that it's not as smart as the "thinking" chat apps.

This makes it clear why there's such a need for AI IDEs. I don't want to construct my context to a chat app. The context is already in my codebase, so the AI should pick up on it. But I also hear that it gets expensive because of the pay-per-use pricing, as opposed to effectively unlimited prompts for a thinking chat app if you pay the monthly subscription.

So I just wanted to get the lay of the land. How good are these IDEs on constructing your context to the LLMs? How much more expensive is it, and is it worth it for you?

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Show HN: Slack App for Hybrid Teams

Hacker News - Wed, 05/07/2025 - 11:17pm

Hi everyone,

I got tired of the daily "Where is everyone working from?" / "Who's coming in today" messages in various slack channels. So I built *FindMyTeam*: it's a Slack app that pings your team once a day with three buttons – Home, Office, Traveling – and then shows a quick who's‑where summary (plus a monthly heat‑map in the App Home to see patterns).

How it works:

* Once a day the app posts a reminder to check-in

* Either hit one of the three buttons, or use natural language (AI, yo! ;)

* The app maintains a summary each day in the channel

* Reminder times can be customized per channel

Why I’m posting:

1. I'd love people to use it and give feedback

2. Slack requires ~10 live installs before the app can appear in the App Store...so I'd love to get at least that far!

If you’re:

* part of a hybrid team

* allowed to add apps (or have a friendly admin)

* willing to give a minute of feedback when something feels off

There is a 14 day free trial, and a special discount code "SHOWHN" so you'll get it free for a YEAR if you sign up within the next week of this post.

Let me know if you have any questions.

cheers! – Rich

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