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Why is Kite trying to access all of the folders on my machine?
There are some folders that Kite ignores, namely folders that usually contain private data. More info here: https://help.kite.com/article/97-adding-libraries-from-pytho...
Any reason to use this over TabNine[1]? I’ve been using that for months, and only have good things to say about it. It’s like it’s reading your mind. Strong recommendation. 1: https://www.tabnine.com
Off-topic maybe, but do you feel the any kind of lag with TabNine. I've dropped using it after a month as its slowed down my editor.
I've been using https://www.tabnine.com/ for similar AI/deep learning autocompletion, highly recommended.
So, when this runs completely local, WHY do I have to pay monthly? Why can't it be bought? And it costs more than my whole IDE (IntelliJ complete license for _everything_) as well...
I'm guessing if they gave you an all-in price you wouldn't want to pay what they ask anyway.
I've been using https://www.tabnine.com/ for similar AI/deep learning autocompletion, highly recommended.
I can't wait until they release a shell autocomplete solution, I imagine it'll blow the fish shell's (already amazing) autocomplete out of the water. (https://github.com/codota/TabNine/issues/171)
This looks more like a problem that could have easily been solved with traditional algorithms, ranking keywords, etc.
I recommend TabNine but maybe kite is just as good these days, idk.
The thing that convinced me in the end was that Kite had a super heavy editor integration UX that needing a constantly-running Electron "copilot" app, even uploading some of my code without clearly asking for consent first. This has maybe changed now, but at the time that was my impression.
Meanwhile, TabNine has almost no UI, it's just the tab button and nothing else, and somehow the autocomplete "just worked" amazingly well with any language I wrote, including English prose. The ratio of "fuss" to "gain" was just so different between the two. One I barely remembered I had even installed anything, my editor just suddenly became a pair programmer overnight, and the other felt like I was running a whole electron app just to get occasional library headers autocompleted and docstrings on hover (in only a few supported languages).
I wish the Kite team all the best though, and I hope to see their solution grow and improve. There is definitely room for more players in this space, and I know they've learned many lessons from their past issues with code uploading UX, so I hope people give them a break over that past PR gaffe.
Semi-related thought~ I find myself often dreaming about the AI-assisted development processes of the future. I'll frequently be writing code and start thinking "this task I'm doing is pretty formulaic and constrained-- it should be automatable someday, even if we haven't figured out how yet." Examples: 1. I memoized the arguments for a util function. Repeat this on the very similar functions defined alongside it. 2.…
These kinds of repetitive tasks are really where AI-based autocomplete shines!
Having tried Kite a few years ago, and then TabNine, I ended up sticking with TabNine. The thing that convinced me in the end was that Kite had a super heavy editor integration UX that needing a constantly-running Electron "copilot" app, even uploading some of my code without clearly asking for consent first. This has maybe changed now, but at the time that was my impression. Meanwhile, TabNine has almost no UI, it's…
We hope you'll give Kite another shot. We're always improving it and have covered a lot of ground in the last few years.
In particular, a common complaint about TabNine on Twitter is that it's heavyweight. Based on our comparisons of today's Kite versus today's TabNine, we believe Kite uses less CPU/battery, and far less memory. (My teammate dhung posted a longer comment about TabNine.)