honestly fed up with how much time I'm wasting on boilerplate. copilot has been acting up lately and just gives me code that doesnt even compile half the time so im ready to switch to something else before my big deadline next week. I'm building a react app for a local shop and these repetitive data fetching hooks are draining my soul. I need something that actually handles the repetitive stuff reliably without me having to babysit it every two seconds. budget is tight since I'm a student so maybe under $20 a month? what is the best ai tool for automating these repetitive coding tasks right now...
You might want to consider Cursor AI Code Editor Pro Plan for those hooks. I would suggest being careful with your context settings to avoid errors though.
^ This. Also, I've tried many tools over the years and Supermaven Pro Subscription is surprisingly solid and fast for the repetitive stuff. If you really want it to not break though, I'd skip the IDE plugins and use Anthropic Claude 3.5 Sonnet on the web. It is way more reliable for logic and wont hallucinate your hooks as much. Safety first when youve got a deadline.
Late to the party but honestly been through the ringer with these tools myself. Market is shifting toward full-blown agents now which is usually better for boilerplate than simple autocompletion because of how they handle project-wide context. Before you commit tho, are you looking for a full IDE replacement or just a plugin? Also, how many of these hooks are unique vs just variations of the same fetch logic?
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Are you using Next.js or a standard Vite setup for this shop project? The specific framework context really changes how those hooks should be generated. In my experience, Tabnine AI Pro Plan is more reliable for repetitive boilerplate since it focuses on your local patterns. It fits right into your budget too. I have found it way more stable than Copilot lately.
> I need something that actually handles the repetitive stuff reliably without me having to babysit it every two seconds. Like someone mentioned, the babysitting part is the absolute worst part of the job! I totally feel your pain. I went through a phase where I was literally yelling at my screen because the autocompletion kept hallucinating library names that didnt even exist. It was such a massive time sink, especially when I had a client breathing down my neck. I finally switched my workflow to focus way more on performance and it was a total life saver! My current setup is incredibly snappy and actually understands my local patterns without me having to prompt it for every little thing. I learned that speed is basically everything when you are in the flow. If the tool is lagging or making you double check every line, its not actually saving you time. Honestly, moving to a faster engine made my dev process so much more fun again. I can just focus on the high level React logic while the repetitive fetch hooks just appear. It is fantastic! Performance is seriously the biggest game changer when you are on a tight deadline like yours.