OpenAI Canvas First Impressions: Will It Replace Your Coding Assistant?

[@TheReferrer72]

Its alright, but they should give the option to use o1 as it fixes code that the Canvas model can't.

[@aimaniaco]

Good stuff. Let’s see how they iterate from now on and what Anthropic will respond with.

[@renelavanda993]

🎯 Key points for quick navigation: 00:00:00 *🤖 OpenAI Canvas overview* - Canvas introduces a collaborative interface for interacting with ChatGPT, designed for coding and writing projects. - It expands beyond traditional chat interfaces, focusing on editing, revisions, and project work. - Features include code reviewing, bug fixing, and language porting, akin to a coding co-pilot. 00:03:09 *🎨 Practical example: Creating a coding project* - Demonstrates using Canvas to build a Python-based web app for image generation from text prompts. - Highlights collaborative editing capabilities in both code and HTML interface design. - Shows integration with third-party APIs and the use of specific models for task completion. 00:05:02 *🐞 Collaborative debugging and enhancements* - Shows how Canvas assists in adding comments, fixing bugs, and enhancing code readability. - Discusses the iterative process of refining code through collaborative interactions. - Highlights the limitations and current features of Canvas compared to other tools like Cloud Artifacts. Made with HARPA AI

[@softcoda]

Thanks very much for this insightful tutorial. Brief and simple and on point. Going forward, will focus more on your content before considering others. I really like the way you take your time to explain things. Pls keep up the good work. Thanks again.

[@engineerprompt]

thank you, glad you found it useful :)

[@unclecode]

Thanks for your smooth content, and a question in my mind. How long will it take for OpenAI to add execution capabilities in the cloud, allow full folder downloads, or push to hosting providers, or even a VSCode extension? These additions seem inevitable for OpenAI as they focus on developers. The "Fast Follower" term refers to companies that quickly adopt proven ideas with minor innovations. In my humble opinion the Cursor seems to fit this pattern: they forked VSCode, added features, and used OpenAI models, branding it as a business. But OpenAI's improvements can easily outpace them. Fast followers may gain traction but often get eclipsed by major players unless they develop something genuinely unique. I'm excited to see how OpenAI rolls out these features.

[@engineerprompt]

If openai implements those features (which I don't doubt they will), I think that will be a huge productivity boost. Another point in favor of your argument will be that why would a developer pay for another service (cursor in this case), if they can get they same features with their existing subscription (openai or claude for that matter) if they offer same features. We are living in exciting times!

[@unclecode]

@@engineerprompt fair points, and totally agree, such a time to be alive :)

[@CosmicVoyager]

Greetings. Did you write the prompt describing the task? It looks like it was generated by ChatGPT. If so, what did you tell ChatGPT to get that response? Thanks.

[@engineerprompt]

Yes, I wrote the initial prompt of what I wanted and asked chatgpt to improve the prompt. One trick is to ask the llms to critique your prompt and add features you might be missing. Helps alot with ideation

[@Yewbzee]

Is there any software that has the AI assistance built into the environment where you can run the code? Copying and pasting to and from vscode is tedious.

[@slayyou]

Claude Dev, cursor, aider, and there's more

[@juroo]

VScode + Codeium (but they support huge amount of other IDEs too). I am using it every day. Once this service was offline and I stopped to work :-D it's so good a do not want to code without it anymore

[@epokaixyz]

This might be exactly what you need: 1. Explore OpenAI's Canvas feature for enhanced coding collaboration. 2. Provide ChatGPT with detailed instructions for desired code outcomes. 3. Edit code directly within Canvas and request assistance from ChatGPT. 4. Test and review generated code thoroughly for functionality and security. 5. Stay informed about future Canvas updates and advancements in AI coding tools.

[@barackobama4552]

thanks!

[@AlexK-xb4co]

Haven't seen here anything, that VSCodium + Twinny + some good coding model (like qwen-2.5-coder) cannot do

[@walterpaiva719]

You can create multiple canvas in one chat.

[@barzinlotfabadi]

Is it based on a fork of VSCode? 😃😃

[@engineerprompt]

😃😃😃

[@gabrieldossantos7481]

No it will not.

[@tdothot1]

this is terrible does not work as advertised

[@dirtydevotee]

Please stop reading us what we can read for ourselves.