Astro Hacker News - Fresh File Explorer – VS Code extension for navigating recent work

3eb7988a1663 |next [-]

Is Microsoft ever going to implement proper VS Code plugin sandboxing? There are so many good extensions I would like to use, but I hate the security implications of loading yet more unvetted code for a nice-to-have.

Then again, I see that the top buzz in the industry is about Claws and letting LLMs run loose with only a handshake agreement to be safe, and I already know the answer.

StrangeSound |root |parent |next [-]

And it's only getting worse with the waves of vibe-coders.

I actually wrote about this recently after poking around a popular extension that Antigravity users were installing. It's wild what people are doing with your credentials, and you'd have no idea! https://opista.com/posts/blind-trust-in-vs-code-extensions

dawnerd |root |parent [-]

I got in an argument with someone the other day that said their vibe coded app was more secure than something hand written because the ai “knows all exploits”.

We’re cooked.

christoph-heiss |root |parent [-]

That's why any repo with a README ridden with emojis (and other telltale signs) is just an instant nope nowadays.

(One of the only good things about GH is, that if you block some account, it will tell you if that account contributed to some repo at the top. Makes it very easy to filter out slopcode.)

MantisShrimp90 |root |parent |next |previous [-]

The only real answer is something like web assembly and that would be a major breaking change for them.

This is why allot run dev containers but agreed this really should be top priority but instead is probably in the "maybe if we have a major security incident" bucket of concerns as these things often are

frehu |root |parent |next |previous [-]

There's no malware in it currently, but I understand your concerns - I could be lying, go rogue later, or just get my access stolen.

One option is to vet a version yourself and disable auto-update, but that's not really feasible to spend time on for most people.

3eb7988a1663 |root |parent [-]

Sorry, no sleight intended against you, just a general concern as more and more cool utilities keep getting built into the platform.

frehu |root |parent [-]

No offense taken, you actually made me reconsider trying out random extensions that sound like mine to make sure i'm not reinventing the wheel

benatkin |root |parent |next |previous [-]

Doesn't seem like it. It will be stuck in a security theater situation, just like Chrome extensions. Not an upgrade from the old highly powerful firefox extensions or those of the Atom text editor.

frehu |root |parent |previous [-]

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helle253 |next |previous [-]

This is really neat - i especially like the heatmap, makes it very easy to immediately figure out what is actively being worked on, even in the regular file explorer view

that said, I'm not sure i plan on using it long term - as someone else pointed out, the lack of extension sandboxing does make me feel a bit uncomfortable for extensions like this that aren't backed by large entities.

botusaurus |root |parent [-]

code is free now, ask the agent to fork it, study it for malware, and maintain it for you

timfsu |next |previous [-]

Love this idea. Working with AI assistants, I find it easier to push to GitHub to look at the changes, rather than use my IDE. I wish that wasn’t the case, so this makes a ton of sense.

vldszn |next |previous [-]

Looks very cool, starred on github and downloaded extension :)

PS: unfortunately does not work on latest cursor (2.5.20). Can you please check?

frehu |root |parent [-]

Seems cursor is based on an older vscode 1.105, my config listed 1.106 as minimum. But as there's no real reason for the minimum requirement, I lowered it.

You'll need to wait for 1.1.2 to show up in the marketplace, it usually takes a few minutes to update. I'm going to sleep now and I'll check on it tomorrow.

frehu |next |previous [-]

File explorer with a twist - instead of 5000 files of which you need to see 20, shows pending changes + files modified within a time window (pending, 3 days, 7 days, 30 days, etc.) pulled from Git history. This way you don't get lost browsing everything or lose track of your work immediately after a commit.

Beyond the core concept, there's also

- A heatmap that colors files based on recency

- Deleted files appear in the tree where they used to be

- A pinned section for files that are not recent but handy

- File history, diff search (pickaxe) and git log -L line/function history available from editor context menu

- File grouping based on the moon phase during the most recent commit (good luck finding alternative software for this)

banku_brougham |next |previous [-]

looks pretty cool! Ive definitely been wanting some improvement in file discovery and exploration

aquir |next |previous [-]

This is a great idea! I will give it a try!

brcmthrowaway |previous [-]

Is there something like this integrated with Ctrl P vim?

frehu |root |parent [-]

I don't use vim so i'm not sure what you mean exactly, but if you want a file quick pick like vscode's ctrl+p but for the fresh files, that's something i have - the default binding is ctrl+q, f.