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Lost Pig (2007)

Hacker News - Thu, 05/08/2025 - 12:13am

Article URL: http://pr-if.org/play/lostpig/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43922997

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Thoughts on Sinofuturism

Hacker News - Wed, 05/07/2025 - 11:59pm
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So you want to invent a nuclear weapon

Hacker News - Wed, 05/07/2025 - 11:58pm

Article URL: https://dynomight.net/nukes/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43922931

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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?

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43922759

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