ai extension

Hello
anyone know good free ai extension like php storm for vs code for php ?

i mean like php storm it complete half of the code when u wright it

Jochem•12/25/24, 9:28 AM

vscode uses copilot

JJochem vscode uses copilot

NIMAOP•12/25/24, 9:28 AM

is it free ?

Jochem•12/25/24, 9:28 AM

but I'd recommend against using AI to write code

NNIMA is it free ?

Jochem•12/25/24, 9:28 AM

JJochem but I'd recommend against using AI to write code

NIMAOP•12/25/24, 9:28 AM

i dont want ai to write all the code

NIMAOP•12/25/24, 9:28 AM

i want it like extension it only correct the words

Jochem•12/25/24, 9:29 AM

that's just intellisense, not AI

JJochem that's just intellisense, not AI

NIMAOP•12/25/24, 9:29 AM

ye ye ye

NIMAOP•12/25/24, 9:29 AM

do u see php storm ?

Jochem•12/25/24, 9:29 AM

there's probably a PHP intellisense plugin on the extension page, look for one with a couple hundred thousand installs

NIMAOP•12/25/24, 9:29 AM

like when want insert something in data base after typing INSERT it complite the code

NNIMA do u see php storm ?

Jochem•12/25/24, 9:29 AM

I haven't

JJochem there's probably a PHP intellisense plugin on the extension page, look for one w...

NIMAOP•12/25/24, 9:29 AM

i try that but it was not great

JJochem I haven't

NIMAOP•12/25/24, 9:29 AM

ohh ok

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ἔρως•12/25/24, 1:44 PM

yeah, inteliphense is pretty mediocre

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ἔρως•12/25/24, 1:44 PM

the auto-complete is stupid and the type checking is abysmal, but it gets the job done

glutonium•12/25/24, 7:02 PM

i think codium is free

glutonium•12/25/24, 7:02 PM

it has a vscode extension

glutonium•12/25/24, 7:04 PM

google released a cloud IDE called project idx a while ago which has gemini ai by defaukt

glutonium•12/25/24, 7:05 PM

and u dont have to set it up either

JJochem no

<DedSeq />•1/9/25, 2:57 PM

UPDATE: vscode now offer copilot for free:
link here https://code.visualstudio.com/blogs/2024/12/18/free-github-copilot

Announcing a free GitHub Copilot for VS Code

Announcing a free plan for GitHub Copilot in Visual Studio Code.

Jochem•1/9/25, 3:14 PM

I still stand by my advice that using AI as someone that is still learning is a terrible idea, even if it is free

glutonium•1/9/25, 6:03 PM

i agree

JJochem I still stand by my advice that using AI as someone that is still learning is a ...

NIMAOP•1/10/25, 9:09 AM

inteligent ai too ?

Jochem•1/10/25, 9:11 AM

doesn't exist

Jochem•1/10/25, 9:11 AM

not yet at least

Jochem•1/10/25, 9:11 AM

and not with the current LLM technology, most likely

JJochem and not with the current LLM technology, most likely

NIMAOP•1/10/25, 9:16 AM

i install php storm and it have it

NIMAOP•1/10/25, 9:18 AM

NIMAOP•1/10/25, 9:18 AM

after writing few word like Route::.... if will complite the words

Jochem•1/10/25, 9:19 AM

you do you, but AI generated code is often subtly wrong in ways that are very hard to detect for beginners, and relying on autocomplete like that results in code you don't understand because you didn't write it and didn't read the documentation for the methods you're using

curiousmissfox•1/11/25, 7:54 PM

For an example, just last night had an AI tell me to use method on a . Which doesn’t work, it’s an array method. If I didn’t know that I would be going around and around with it and it would likely give me more hallucinations to “fix” why it’s “not working”. And this is a most recent example but in no way unique. A couple days ago I was having it refactor a small script to adjust Wordpress drop-down menus and it changed my selector without me noticing; 2 characters (or lack thereof) broke everything. If I was just copying and pasting what it gave me I would have no clue what happened or why it was broken.

I use it to help refactor code I’ve written to be more tidy, or to add comments to a file but having it spit out something when you don’t understand the result is a recipe for disaster. And you still have to read what it gives you back , sometimes it will decide to leave out whole functions or miss a variable or change something you didn’t ask it to. Missing a comma or a parentheses , or like the example above, two characters is the difference between a working page and a total mess. You need to be able to know what and why.

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ἔρως•1/11/25, 8:01 PM

and that shows the dangers of ai: if you don't know, you may or may not have a ball of mess that does or doesn't do what you want, need or asked

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ἔρως•1/11/25, 8:02 PM

hell, it may even introduce security flaws, like when using scanf instead of sscanf in c

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ἔρως•1/11/25, 8:02 PM

ai is amazing for boilerplate and other annoying things

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ἔρως•1/11/25, 8:02 PM

just the boring crap