[harlanlewis]

re Cody - I found it very similar to Codium, Copilot, et al. Impressive when it works, but consistently has trouble identifying the right context to inject or using it effectively. At its best when writing code that does not require a lot of local context - speeding up standard operations that might need a lot of boilerplate or using publicly documented + stable APIs are where they shine.

re getting some keys - for most tasks I have not yet found a better tool than finding a chat interface to your liking, setting a fairly generic “you’re an expert programmer” system prompt with output instructions tuned to your needs, and manually adding relevant context (copy/paste) to your messages when relevant. I can’t wait for big content windows and RAG methods to improve enough to replace all that with one of assistants, but it’s just not there yet.