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I don't mess with any of those in-IDE assistance. I find then very intrusive and they make me less efficient. So many suggestions pop up and I don't like that, and like you said, I get confused. The only time I thought one of them (codium) was somewhat useful is when I asked it to make tests for the file I was on. It did get all the positive tests correct, but all the negative ones wrong. Lol. So, I naturally default to the AI in the browser.
Thanks, it makes me feel relieved to hear I'm not the only one finding it a little overwhelming! Previously, I had been using chatgpt and the like where I would be hunting for the answer to a particularly esoteric programming question. I've had a fair amount of success with that, though occasionally I would catch it in the act of contradicting itself, so I've learned you have to follow up on it a bit.