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Re: Jules: An asynchronous coding agent

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Post by falcor84 »

Avicebron wrote: post #41
noduerme wrote: post #36

Earlier quoted context omitted.

But did you memorize that quote, or was it sufficient to know its gist so you could google it?

At least with writing it's fairly easy to implement on your own with little more than what most people would have available in a rudimentary survival situation. It'll be a tough day when someone goes to sign into their GoogleLife (tm) and find out that they can't get AI access because "precluding conditions agreed to upon signing"

As I see it, the solution to this is to invest in open source. As for a "survival situation", a solar-powered laptop with a locally running LLM would definitely be the first item on my list.

Re: Jules: An asynchronous coding agent

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Post by ldjkfkdsjnv »

111111101101 wrote: post #43

I was interested. Clicked the try button and just another wait list. When will Google learn that the method that worked so well with Gmail doesn't work any more. There are so many shiny toys to play with now, I will have forgotten about this tomorrow.

They had to release something, openai is moving at blazing speed

Re: Jules: An asynchronous coding agent

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Post by ryandrake »

diggan wrote: post #21
mountainriver wrote: post #17

Any coding solution that doesn’t offer the ability to edit the code in an IDE is nonsense. Why would I ever want this over cursor? The sync thing is kinda cool but I basically already do this with cursor

Heh, personally I'd say any coding solution that lives inside an IDE is nonsense :P Funny how perspectives can be so different. I want something standalone, that I can use in in a pane to the left/right of my already opened nvim instance, or even further away than that. Gave Cursor a try some weeks ago but seems worse than Aider even, and having an entire editor just for some LLM edits/pair programming seems way over…

Ideally, it would be built in to [my IDE of choice]. So I neither have to have a separate browser window open, copy/pasting, or have a separate IDE open, copy/pasting. Having it as a standalone tool makes as much sense as having a spell checker that is a separate browser window running a separate app from the word processor you are using to write your letter. Why?

Re: Jules: An asynchronous coding agent

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Post by runlevel1 »

_pdp_ wrote: post #9

The copy though: "Spend your time doing what you want to do!" followed by images of play video games (I presume), ride a bicycle, read a book, and play table tennis. I am cool with all of that but it feels like they're suggesting that coding is a chore to be avoided, rather than a creative and enjoyable activity.

I find the enjoyment is correlated with my ability to maintain forward momentum.

If you work at a company where there's a byzantine process to do anything, this pitch might speak to you. Especially if leadership is hungry for AI but has little appetite for more meaningful changes.

Re: Jules: An asynchronous coding agent

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Post by doug_durham »

ryandrake wrote: post #48
_pdp_ wrote: post #9

The copy though: "Spend your time doing what you want to do!" followed by images of play video games (I presume), ride a bicycle, read a book, and play table tennis. I am cool with all of that but it feels like they're suggesting that coding is a chore to be avoided, rather than a creative and enjoyable activity.

Yea, as a hobbyist, I like to program. This sales pitch is like trying to sell me a robot that goes bicycle riding for me. Wait a minute... I like to ride my bicycle!

Good to see there are others like me. What do I do when I'm not coding for work? I'm coding for my hobby.

Re: Jules: An asynchronous coding agent

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Post by [deleted] »

falcor84 wrote: post #51
Avicebron wrote: post #41

Earlier quoted context omitted.

At least with writing it's fairly easy to implement on your own with little more than what most people would have available in a rudimentary survival situation. It'll be a tough day when someone goes to sign into their GoogleLife (tm) and find out that they can't get AI access because "precluding conditions agreed to upon signing"

As I see it, the solution to this is to invest in open source. As for a "survival situation", a solar-powered laptop with a locally running LLM would definitely be the first item on my list.

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Re: Jules: An asynchronous coding agent

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Post by -__---____-ZXyw »

ldjkfkdsjnv wrote: post #52
111111101101 wrote: post #43

I was interested. Clicked the try button and just another wait list. When will Google learn that the method that worked so well with Gmail doesn't work any more. There are so many shiny toys to play with now, I will have forgotten about this tomorrow.

They had to release something, openai is moving at blazing speed

Sounds like a meme. I just can't take the phrase "blazing speed" seriously anymore. Is this intended humorously? Or is it just me

Re: Jules: An asynchronous coding agent

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Post by -__---____-ZXyw »

noduerme wrote: post #36
falcor84 wrote: post #32

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I'll just put this here: > And so it is that you by reason of your tender regard for the writing that is your offspring have declared the very opposite of its true effect. If men learn this, it will implant forgetfulness in their souls. They will cease to exercise memory because they rely on that which is written, calling things to remembrance no longer from within themselves, but by means of external marks. > What y…

But did you memorize that quote, or was it sufficient to know its gist so you could google it?

But are you filled with wisdom, or with the conceit of wisdom?

Re: Jules: An asynchronous coding agent

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Post by -__---____-ZXyw »

breakingwalls wrote: post #2

Wow, it looks like Google and Microsoft timed their announcements for the same day, or perhaps one of them rushed their launch because the other company announced sooner than expected. These are exciting times! https://github.blog/changelog/2025-05-19-github-copilot-codi...

Yes, the masses are practically heaving with excitement, indeed

Re: Jules: An asynchronous coding agent

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Post by anarticle »

add-sub-mul-div wrote: post #15
_pdp_ wrote: post #9

The copy though: "Spend your time doing what you want to do!" followed by images of play video games (I presume), ride a bicycle, read a book, and play table tennis. I am cool with all of that but it feels like they're suggesting that coding is a chore to be avoided, rather than a creative and enjoyable activity.

That's a nuance worth exploring. The world is being optimized for clockwatchers who want to do their work with the least amount of effort. Before long (if not already) people who enjoy their craft, and think of their work as a craft, will be ridiculed for wanting to do it themselves.

I think it means craft people will eat their lunch.
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