Everyone in this space seems to be building on the LSP and classic auto-complete in particular as their UI. But I've found this to be non ideal.
- As mentioned in this paper I definitely do not want the AI suggestion crowding out a suggestion generated directly from the type bindings
- I often do want the AI to write an entirely new block of boilerplate. To do this you have to write a comment string targeted at the AI, then delete this afterwards
- Sometimes I'd just like the AI to explain to me what some code does without writing anything
- This isn't something I always want on; I find myself turning the plugin on and off depending on the context
Overall I think we need a novel UX to really unlock the AI's helpfulness
- As mentioned in this paper I definitely do not want the AI suggestion crowding out a suggestion generated directly from the type bindings
- I often do want the AI to write an entirely new block of boilerplate. To do this you have to write a comment string targeted at the AI, then delete this afterwards
- Sometimes I'd just like the AI to explain to me what some code does without writing anything
- This isn't something I always want on; I find myself turning the plugin on and off depending on the context
Overall I think we need a novel UX to really unlock the AI's helpfulness