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Code autocomplete
Raised as a usability problem by 6 people on Hacker News over 12 years (2013–2024), in 4 threads.
No issue was raised by at least 3 people in 3 threads this year.
No issue was raised by at least 3 people in 3 threads in the last 5 years.
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Autocomplete popups get in the way of typingUnreviewed
20132026- Autocomplete inserts closing parenthesis after user already typed it, causing distraction2024-12-24
- Constant autocomplete pop-ups interrupt typing and are more annoying than helpful2024-12-24
- Autocomplete popups get in the way and interfere with typing2023-10-04
Unreviewed issues were grouped by machine: Claude Haiku labelled each comment as a usability complaint, named what it's about and summed up the problem in a line, and a small model grouped similar problems. Nobody has checked them by hand. Expect mistakes.
The newest 7 complaints
- Autocomplete inserts closing parenthesis after user already typed it, causing distraction2024-12-24
- Constant autocomplete pop-ups interrupt typing and are more annoying than helpful2024-12-24
- Autocomplete popups get in the way and interfere with typing2023-10-04
- Autocomplete captures unfamiliar keystrokes like newline and arrow keys, breaking train of thought2020-01-17
- Autocomplete popups pop up constantly, distracting and adding visual noise while typing code2020-01-16
- Autocomplete accepts unwanted text when user presses Enter to start a new line2020-01-16
- Inaccurate autocomplete suggestions force scrolling through wrong entries, costing more time than typing2013-03-07