Microsoft Open Sources Copilot (opens in new tab)

(code.visualstudio.com)

130 pointsriejo1y ago17 comments

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az2261y ago· 3 in thread

They’re afraid Cursor is going to drift away from VS Code.

the quality gap between agentic AI in Cursor and VSC is like night and day. If VSC would add LM Studio/llama.cpp support, it could win some programmers.

atonse1y ago

Is there a good way to replicate cursor tab in VS code? I don’t mean the interaction model, but how accurate it is. What model does Cursor use? It’s quite good AND fast.

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nailer1y ago

I haven’t had the time to try it, but apparently a few weeks ago Copilot had a major update. Maybe someone else I can use can come in how it performs vs Cursor?

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jeroen791y ago· 2 in thread

Hope they also stop automatically pushing all these ai crap into vscode, its useless to experienced developers.

madduci1y ago

Right? I have to dodge the suggestions every time I want to use the Tab button.

tomtom13371y ago

Turn it off?

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silverwind1y ago· 1 in thread

It's not Copilot being open-sourced, just a VSCode extensions.

denysvitali1y ago

It's not "just" a VSCode extension. This is literally the key to use Copilot on non-Microsoft builds of VSCode - eventually even implementing a .copilotignore and supporting Copilot on stuff like GitPod / GitLab's workspaces.

rpozarickij1y ago

I wonder whether they have plans to open source the JetBrains Copilot extension as well. It feels like it's receiving much less attention than the VS Code extension (which is understandable).

Grimeton1y ago

When they sell you another way to spy on you as a feature, like they always did...

And the title is misleading. It reads like they open source the AI.

jitbit1y ago

So they make "building your own Cursor" easier. But at the same time they ban your fork from using Extension Marketplace.

For context: last month they banned Cursor and all other forks from using C++, C# Dev Kit, Python and other extensions. Guess this was preparation for this move.

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17 comments

12 comments · 6 top-level

az2261y ago· 3 in thread

They’re afraid Cursor is going to drift away from VS Code.

behnamoh1y ago

the quality gap between agentic AI in Cursor and VSC is like night and day. If VSC would add LM Studio/llama.cpp support, it could win some programmers.

atonse1y ago

Is there a good way to replicate cursor tab in VS code? I don’t mean the interaction model, but how accurate it is. What model does Cursor use? It’s quite good AND fast.

1 more reply

nailer1y ago

I haven’t had the time to try it, but apparently a few weeks ago Copilot had a major update. Maybe someone else I can use can come in how it performs vs Cursor?

1 more reply

jeroen791y ago· 2 in thread

Hope they also stop automatically pushing all these ai crap into vscode, its useless to experienced developers.

madduci1y ago

Right? I have to dodge the suggestions every time I want to use the Tab button.

tomtom13371y ago

Turn it off?

1 more reply

silverwind1y ago· 1 in thread

It's not Copilot being open-sourced, just a VSCode extensions.

denysvitali1y ago

rpozarickij1y ago

I wonder whether they have plans to open source the JetBrains Copilot extension as well. It feels like it's receiving much less attention than the VS Code extension (which is understandable).

Grimeton1y ago

When they sell you another way to spy on you as a feature, like they always did...

And the title is misleading. It reads like they open source the AI.

jitbit1y ago

So they make "building your own Cursor" easier. But at the same time they ban your fork from using Extension Marketplace.

For context: last month they banned Cursor and all other forks from using C++, C# Dev Kit, Python and other extensions. Guess this was preparation for this move.

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