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by shaneofalltrad 90 days ago
What would be the advantage using this over say VSCode with Copilot or Roo Code? I need to make some time to compare, but just curious if others have a good insight on things.
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javier123454321 90 days ago
In terms of output, it's comparable. In terms of workflow, it suits my needs a lot more as a VIM terminal user.
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ray_v 90 days ago
I started out using VSCode with their Claude plugin; it seemed like a totally unnecessary integration. A better workflow seems to just run Claude Code directly on my machine where there are fewer restrictions - it just opens a lot more possibilities on what it can do
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zingar 90 days ago
Aren’t those in-editor tools? Opencode is a CLI
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shaneofalltrad 89 days ago
Ok I get it now, same with the vim comment above, it seems VSCode has the more IDE setup while OpenCode is giving the vim nerdtree vibe? I'll have to take a look, it makes sense to possibly have both for different use cases I guess.
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zingar 89 days ago
No that’s not it. Opencode is a pure terminal app, your interaction is by typing prompts and slash commands. You can also script prompts to it.

There are probably IDE plugins that feed prompts or context in based on your interaction with the editor.

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