Sourcegraph Cody Pros and Cons

What do you like best about Sourcegraph Cody?

Cody works with vscodium which was a pre-required to me. I now use it daily.

It is really non invasive and does not change my workflow.

Also the ability to chat with it is quite nice, when you are in the middle of a problem and you like to have new ideas on how to solve it.

What I like most it when I am doing a small tedious task of refactoring and it get it's wright, saving me some boring work. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Sourcegraph Cody?

Experience in refactoring with Perl was far from perfect, but there are limitations of what it does.

You really have to check every generated proposal, because of course, it's far from being correct 100% of the time. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you like best about Sourcegraph Cody?

As a free user, I appreciate the number of messages we can send for free in the chat. It allows us to engage in lengthy conversations and identify errors in large projects while continuing to make improvements. I prefer using it when I'm out of solutions with another AI for coding, which has a higher tolerance for large codebases but often fails to understand our goals or correct errors, even when provided with solutions. Currently, Cody Sourcegraph is the AI that rescues me from this AI dilemma, like a superhero. The only feature i use and i like, is the history. I can work on different project with a new chat for one and go back in the history to start it again from where i've left it the last time. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Sourcegraph Cody?

The only issue is the code generation time. If I leave the page, I can be away for 2 hours, and it's still generating code. However, if I stay on the Sourcegraph Cody page, it completes in a few minutes. When it does, it's much slower than Claude AI, for example. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you like best about Sourcegraph Cody?

Cody differentiates itself from Github Copilot since it makes it much easier to prview and accept/reject code suggestions. I like how code suggestions show up in line in my code and allow me to approve it before changing any code. This makes me feel much more comfortable using the coding assistnat, as I know that at the end of the day, I still have full control over my code. I also like how Cody is built right into my IDE IntelliJ. It makes it even more seamleass to ask for help without needing to switch applications. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Sourcegraph Cody?

Cody can be slow at times and does not always use the correct context or provide the best answers. I think this is just due to the early days of coding assistants. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you like best about Sourcegraph Cody?

Cody is my favorite gen AI IDE plugin for a variety of reasons: 1) context: Cody is great about understanding the context of your project, multple files, powered by SourceGraph code-base search, 2) Cody makes it so much easier to edit code in place and avoid cut-and-paste from the chat window into the IDE and 3) "Ask Cody to fix" is just great, not perfect but pretty great! And 4) the ability toi swtich between all the major LLMs for coding! Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Sourcegraph Cody?

In-place editing is not quite there yet: Cody can edit existing files but have not had success in having it create new files. I have confidence they'll perfect this because the CTO seems devoted to chat-oriented AI programming and that is my goal as well. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you like best about Sourcegraph Cody?

Having cody added to vscode enables you to function in a environment where after a certain period of time cody is able to pickup and suggsest autocompleted code snippets which is matching my coding style and best practices. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Sourcegraph Cody?

Sometimes the edit code part doesn't work in vscode extension Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you like best about Sourcegraph Cody?

I've done an apprenticeship in software engineering so I understand the fundamentals of how computers work. I also worked as a front end web developer but have moved into product design. Cody is perfect for me because I can concentrate on innovation and creating great software products but am not tied down of learning specific syntax of different languages. I think we're on the cusp of something special with AI in general. If you prompt it specifically, read the code, test it, I think this is a superpower to any kind of product person who understands the fundamentals of code. Cody fits right in here. I love how you have access to many models. As it stands right now, Claude 3.5 sonnet is the best for these tasks. I love Cody, love the idea, love how it suits me and my needs almost perfectly. This is not a paid bot/review, hands down this is great guys. Worthit, thank you. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Sourcegraph Cody?

I use Cody in Vs Code and still minor bugs. I'd love to work with your developers in order to fix these but honestly, only slight annoyances.

One thing to mention is when you talk in the chat and it abruptly stops, restarts and you can no longer carry on the conversation. If there was a feature where you can open a new chat and you can essentially "pick up where you left off" that would be cool. Maybe something to put on your product roadmap 😇 Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you like best about Sourcegraph Cody?

It can do almost anything you throw at it. It can read code in your repo, it can adjust code for you, it can understand and troubleshoot your code, you can refernce specific lines and/or files. It's also affordable, and you get access to so many different AI LLMs. I use it every time I'm looking to update my app, or build something new. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Sourcegraph Cody?

Sometimes it will become slow and unresponsive, especially when a chat session goes too long. However, this is a rare occurance. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you like best about Sourcegraph Cody?

Cody for VS Code offers the best and latest models (Sonnet 3.5, o1-preview) without a hard usage limit like other similar AI tools, and at a lower price.

The chat integration works well, allowing to switch models on the fly and retroactively for second opinions from other models.

The experimental generation of commit messages is really useful.

Support for local models via ollama is also appreciated, but I haven't personally used it much. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Sourcegraph Cody?

NeoVim support doesn't seem to be progressing.

Autocomplete response has been spotty, but seems to be improving with new releases. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you like best about Sourcegraph Cody?

Cody has become pretty essential part of my development workflow - it's good value considering you get all the main models for one price.

What really stands out is how seamlessly it integrates into IDEs, eliminating the need to constantly switch between browsers and code editors. The ability to maintain chat history right within my development environment is incredibly useful for revisiting previous solutions or building on past discussions. I've been particularly impressed with how it understands my project context and codebase, making its suggestions remarkably relevant.

The IDE integration keeps improving with each update, and while there are occasional hiccups with response times ( and recently with Jetbrains ) the convenience of having an AI assistant right where I'm coding more than makes up for it. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Sourcegraph Cody?

Jetbains was busted for a little while - so I was forced to use VSCode but it's been fixed now. Speed could always been improved as with everything, but I'm fairly pleased with it. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you like best about Sourcegraph Cody?

Cody's multi-model capabilities are best in class. You can always find a model that will solve your problem, and exploring solutions from multiple models is easy. The chatbot is excellent, allowing you to easily add context as you proceed with your task. Incorporating code suggestions and running commands is straightforward and works well. Having the tool available as a CLI is a bonus! Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Sourcegraph Cody?

It's easy for Cody chat to lose the current state of code, as the context is not refreshed as changes are made. One can fix this by manually re-adding files to the context, but this is tedious, and sometimes, the models get confused about the most recent version of the code.

I would like to see the CLI expanded, perhaps integrating it more deeply with shells like Zsh and Fish using plugins. Standalone builds of the CLI would also be great for better package management (e.g., with Nixpkgs).

Integration of Cody into more of the SDLC would be a game changer - think code review.

Cody should act more like a senior engineer. Don't take everything I say as the best solution or a great idea. Push back and suggest alternatives. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.