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0 pointsverdverm3mo ago0 comments

Custom Copilot alternative / extension because I no longer believe it is a good idea to let Big Ai determine how you write code with your new helper. Big Tech f'd up a lot of things the last 25 years as we ceded control of our interfaces to them. I don't want to make the same mistake with my primary work tool.

Also, getting into the guts of how agents work and messing around with the knobs and levers is super interesting and where the real differentiating skills are

Built on ADK, CUE, and Dagger

https://github.com/hofstadter-io/hof/tree/_next/lib/agent

(my swiss army knife for dev work, getting a rename soon(tm))

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rdos3mo ago

I don't want to sound rude, but what was your reason to go from scratch instead of joining an already established, open source effort? The likes of Cline, Roo, Continue, ...

verdvermOP3mo ago

1. ADK is already an established open source project. Copilot is already open source. I have not even heard of the ones you mentioned

2. Hof is already an established open source project, the goal is to interweave

3. Freedom to explore and design my own experience. Joining another project has never afforded this.

verdvermOP3mo ago

The three options you offered are all VC funded "open source"

This is where the real AI bubble is. VC funded startups who's main plan is likely an acquisition. I'm not interested in those kinds of "open source" anymore, they want to lock you in to their product. Also, https://ssotax.org/

ADK is open source as I like it

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0 pointsverdverm3mo ago0 comments

Also, getting into the guts of how agents work and messing around with the knobs and levers is super interesting and where the real differentiating skills are

Built on ADK, CUE, and Dagger

https://github.com/hofstadter-io/hof/tree/_next/lib/agent

(my swiss army knife for dev work, getting a rename soon(tm))

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rdos3mo ago

I don't want to sound rude, but what was your reason to go from scratch instead of joining an already established, open source effort? The likes of Cline, Roo, Continue, ...

verdvermOP3mo ago

1. ADK is already an established open source project. Copilot is already open source. I have not even heard of the ones you mentioned

2. Hof is already an established open source project, the goal is to interweave

3. Freedom to explore and design my own experience. Joining another project has never afforded this.

verdvermOP3mo ago

The three options you offered are all VC funded "open source"

ADK is open source as I like it

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