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Rubberduck — ChatGPT for Visual Studio code
AI chat in the Visual Studio Code side bar. Rubberduck can generate code, edit code, explain code, generate tests, find bugs, diagnose errors, and more. You can even add your own conversation templates.
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Congratulations on your launch! 🚀
Excellent work!
Which reasons leaded you to create it?
Keep doing! 💪
@asaskevich I stumbled upon it when I added chat support to the AI code explanations in a VS Code different extension (inspired by ChatGPT). I was amazed by how useful such a feature could be and turned it into a standalone extension, and then started to add more functions.
This is the most useful VSCode extension I came across in a very long time. Thank you for the hard work @lars_grammel1
Congrats on the launch of Rubberduck! Let's see what conversations this smart assistant can start!
Greetings ? Bravo on the launch of your startup on PH! Looks interesting! I've got just one inquiry. What was the most difficult part of the process?
So far have you seen more people using it for convenience (I know how to do this, but this is faster) or for overcoming challenges (I'm not sure how to do this, let's see how the AI would do it)?
@david_glass I would say it's both. For me personally, the most amazing experience was when I translated a JS lib that I had created into Python. I'm not a Python developer and used Rubberduck constantly, from questions to code translations to fixing things. I was able to translate the library into Python and had it working in a few hours, despite very limited prior Python knowledge.
@lars_grammel1 That's an awesome use case. Fits the mold of highly manual and pretty hard based on your python knowledge at that point. Just a brainstorm, but I'm curious how this may work differently if you focused super specifically on that use case of translating code from one language to another?
@david_glass my take is that you'd ideally use fine-tuned models for that. Rubberduck is taking an open source approach with standard foundation models, which gives pretty good performance out of the box (and it'll get better with future foundation models), but fine-tuned models are out of reach.
@oleh_kopyl I use Copilot all the time. It's pretty different (and yes I know there's Copilot labs)
Great job @lars_grammel1! I had the opportunity to test your product today, and I must say it's the most impressive GPT extension for VS Code available in the market. The feature that stands out the most is the ability to select code, prompt an edit, and visualize the differences, which is simply mind-blowing!
I think it would be neat if Rubberduck could also auto-generate documentation for code so that it would be easier to understand and debug. That way, developers can focus more on coding and less on writing documentation too
@ilkrotov it can (using 'start custom chat' -> documentation). However, the outputs vary by programming language, so it is often better to create a customized chat template for the programming language that you are using.
Hi, is it available for android studio as well? or you guys will launch it in future?
@rustyrishii developing this for a different IDE would be a completely separate effort
@lars_grammel1 how is this extension Built?like what's the process? sorry if I'm too annoying.
@rustyrishii you can find the source code here: https://github.com/rubberduck-ai... - it is very specific to VS Code
So beautiful to see open source tools like this one! The community appreciates your generosity.
Fantastic work on getting your product on the Product Hunt! I'll give this product a go. I just wanna clarify one thing. What was the most challenging part of the process?
@olga_neudakh Thanks! Getting Rubberduck released and improved quickly was the biggest challenge.
Love that it doesn't just generate code but explains as well, making it useful for new coders and veterans trying something new. Great idea and congrats on the launch!
Rubberduck is an amazing tool for developers. The AI chat in the Visual Studio Code side bar makes it easy to generate code, find bugs, and diagnose errors. The ability to add your own conversation templates is also a nice touch. Highly recommend!
I've been using Rubberduck for a while now and I'm blown away by the capabilities of this AI chat. It's like having a personal assistant for coding! The ability to generate tests and explain code is a huge help. Definitely a must-have for any developer.
Rubberduck has made my life so much easier as a developer. The AI chat in the Visual Studio Code side bar is intuitive and easy to use, and the ability to generate code and find bugs saves me so much time. Highly recommend for anyone looking to streamline their workflow.
The Rubberduck 2 team has done an excellent job creating a platform that is both powerful and easy to use. The platform's real-time feedback and interactive debugging features make it a standout tool in the development world. Keep up the great work!
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