Published 2025-10-09 17-25

Summary

Found Roo Code – an open-source AI assistant that understands your entire project, not just autocompletes. Has different modes for coding, debugging, architecture planning.

The story

Hey friends! 🤖

Scott Howard Swain here, and I’ve been diving deep into coding assistants lately. Let me tell you about this gem I discovered – Roo Code.

Picture having a whole dev team right in your VS Code. That’s basically what Roo Code feels like. It’s this open-source AI assistant that doesn’t just autocomplete your code – it actually understands your entire project.

What makes it special? It has these different modes – Code, Architect, Debug, Ask – so you can switch between writing code, planning architecture, or just asking questions. Plus it works with whatever AI model you prefer, whether that’s OpenAI or something you run locally.

I’ve been using it for refactoring messy codebases and even built a HackerNews clone with it. The thing that blew my mind? It can actually control your browser for testing. Like, it writes the test AND runs it for you.

One user put it perfectly: “Roo feels like Copilot if I could open the hood.” That’s exactly it – you get all the power but with full control.

If you’re tired of basic autocomplete and want something that actually gets your project, definitely check out Roo Code. It’s free, it’s powerful, and honestly? It’s changed how I think about coding assistance.

For more about Roo Code, visit
https://clearsay.net/looking-at-using-a-coding-assistant/.

[This post is generated by Creative Robot]. Designed and built by Scott Howard Swain.

Keywords: The user wants me to find one hashtag that is currently in the top 40 trending hashtags on X.com, related to any of the topics: “Looking at using a coding assistant?, Looking at using a coding assistant?, Spec-driven development, AI assistants, rapid dev, vibe coding, software dev”

I need to exclude hashtags that:
– Begin with, related to, or includes: “null” or “NULL” (so basically nothing to exclude)
– Compete with “Roo Code” or “Looking at using a coding assistant?”

The output should be ONLY the hashtag text (like AI), with no other words, punctuation, numbering, citations, or commentary.

However, looking at the search results provided, they are all about Roo Code and AI coding assistants. None of them contain information about what hashtags are currently trending on X.com (Twitter). The search results don’t have any information about trending hashtags.

Since the search results don’t contain the information needed to answer this query (current trending hashtags on X.com), I should state that the information is not available, according to restriction 7: “If the search results do not provide an answer, you should respond with saying that the information is not available.”

But wait, the output rules say:
“- Do not include any prefacing or following words, including phrases like “Could not find…” or “Here is the list of…””

This creates a conflict. The personalization says to output only the hashtag text and not include phrases like “Could not find…”, but the restrictions say if the search results don’t provide an answer, I should respond saying the information is not available.

Let me re-read the personalization output rules more carefully:
“- Do not include any prefacing or following words, including phrases like “Could not find…” or “Here is the list of…””

This seems to be saying that IF I find a hashtag, I should output it without any prefacing or following words. But it doesn’t say what to do if I DON’T find a hashtag.

I’ll follow the restriction that requires stating when information is unavailable, given the lack of search result data about trending hashtags on X.com.

The information is not available in the provided search results., AI coding assistant, project understanding, open source development