Developer help

[APTI]

I am trying to use A.I. to write some of my code. usually for things that I am not familiar with. Then adjust the code to what I need and clean it up.

problem is that A.I.(artificial intelligence) is more like R.S.(Real Stupidity). I specify rules in detail including the language and the "AI" will give me unusable code then when I correct it, it gives me the same mistakes over and over. for example
It will give me something like this
X=Job.blorp(H,Level.in)

well blorp is not a method. and not knowing what it does I can't create it. basically the AI has been making up methods for the language that never existed. I am hoping that somebody has an AI that does not waste 5 hours of my time telling me that it knows it screwed up and promises to give me something right but never delivers. Sounds like it was written by a politician.

does anybody have a good AI that reliably gives good information and not a colossal waste of my valuable time?

 

[theLegionWithin]

potentially relevant --> https://github.com/filipecalegario/awesome-vibe-coding

 

[CaffeineAddict]

Your choices depend on IDE which you use.

For VSCode there are AI extensions:

12 Best Generative AI Extensions for VS Code (2026 Update)

Looking for the best VS Code extensions for AI development? Our curated list of the top 12 generative AI extensions will help you streamline your workflow, improve code quality, and save valuable time.

aimojo.io

They're mostly not free, and last time I tried out few of them I was not impressed and gave up from AI.
Copilot is probably the best since it was trained on millions of GitHub repos, but it's not free.

Tabnine has 8M installs and comes as free version, if I'm to choose I'd choose that:

(Legacy) Tabnine - Visual Studio Marketplace

Extension for Visual Studio Code - Tabnine does not onboard new users to this plugin. For our enterprise solution please go here: https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=TabNine.tabnine-vscode-self-hosted-updater

marketplace.visualstudio.com

 

[APTI]

Your choices depend on IDE which you use.

For VSCode there are AI extensions:

12 Best Generative AI Extensions for VS Code (2026 Update)

Looking for the best VS Code extensions for AI development? Our curated list of the top 12 generative AI extensions will help you streamline your workflow, improve code quality, and save valuable time.

aimojo.io

They're mostly not free, and last time I tried out few of them I was not impressed and gave up from AI.
Copilot is probably the best since it was trained on millions of GitHub repos, but it's not free.

Tabnine has 8M installs and comes as free version, if I'm to choose I'd choose that:

(Legacy) Tabnine - Visual Studio Marketplace

Extension for Visual Studio Code - Tabnine does not onboard new users to this plugin. For our enterprise solution please go here: https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=TabNine.tabnine-vscode-self-hosted-updater

marketplace.visualstudio.com

i work in a variety of platforms and languages. but the one that is giving me the most trouble is for android coding. been using b4x. however I do not want to install an AI on any of my systems. I prefer to access online. cut and paste is my friend

 

[CaffeineAddict]

but the one that is giving me the most trouble is for android coding.

So you're using Android studio? does google have no AI to offer in their IDE?

edit:
From what I recall Android Studio provides gemini AI

 

[APTI]

So you're using Android studio? does google have no AI to offer in their IDE?

edit:
From what I recall Android Studio provides gemini AI

android studio is a joke. a bad one. I could never get it working in windows or linux. I am using b4x which actually works. although I have to use windows to do that.

 

[CaffeineAddict]

android studio is a joke. a bad one. I could never get it working in windows or linux.

IDK for Windows but last time I used it on Debian it all worked fine and according to instructions:

Install Android Studio | Android Developers

Set up and install Android Studio on Windows, macOS, or Linux.

developer.android.com

Note that having KVM enabled is a plus for emulation of an Android device which is set up during first time use.

I am using b4x which actually works.

It may work but good luck finding AI for an IDE that's not as popular.

however I do not want to install an AI on any of my systems. I prefer to access online. cut and paste is my friend

Not sure if such coding AI exists, usually AI is targeted for IDE.

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I forgot but there is another AI solution for VSCode I have starred on GitHub but don't use that's open source and updated daily.

GitHub - cline/cline: Autonomous coding agent right in your IDE, capable of creating/editing files, executing commands, using the browser, and more with your permission every step of the way.

Autonomous coding agent right in your IDE, capable of creating/editing files, executing commands, using the browser, and more with your permission every step of the way. - cline/cline

github.com

 

[APTI]

IDK for Windows but last time I used it on Debian it all worked fine and according to instructions:

Install Android Studio | Android Developers

Set up and install Android Studio on Windows, macOS, or Linux.

developer.android.com

Note that having KVM enabled is a plus for emulation of an Android device which is set up during first time use.


It may work but good luck finding AI for an IDE that's not as popular.


Not sure if such coding AI exists, usually AI is targeted for IDE.

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I forgot but there is another AI solution for VSCode I have starred on GitHub but don't use that's open source and updated daily.

GitHub - cline/cline: Autonomous coding agent right in your IDE, capable of creating/editing files, executing commands, using the browser, and more with your permission every step of the way.

Autonomous coding agent right in your IDE, capable of creating/editing files, executing commands, using the browser, and more with your permission every step of the way. - cline/cline

github.com

actually b4x is gaining popularity due to the horrid IDE from android studio. It is the 2nd largest ide for android programming, the AI of course says it can do it and it knows about b4x but still gives intentional errors. I can fix most but not when I need to decode something that I do not have knowledge of. That part it needs to do correctly. But then I should not have to fix the AI stuff because it should get it right. otherwise what is the point of that tool?