Continue Newsletter: August 2024 Updates

Continue Updates

🦙 Llama 3.1 (8b, 70b, and 405b) is finally here! It can be used in Continue with Groq, Ollama, LM Studio, Together AI, Fireworks, Replicate, and other providers

📕 Improved @docs management and indexing make this core feature more reliable

🧠 Upgrades to @codebase retrieval and local indexing lead to greatly improved accuracy and performance, especially on large codebases

💖 The cmd/ctrl+I input box has been redesigned, allowing you to view history, reference files, and easily toggle between models in VS Code

Code x AI Updates

🪨 Build a local AI copilot using IBM Granite Code, Ollama, and Continue on the IBM Developer blog covers how to set up a private AI code assistant that addresses the data privacy, licensing, and cost challenges common to enterprise users

🔒 Self-Hosted AI That's Actually Useful from Techno Tim describes the private, local, and self-hosted AI stack that he uses to get help with daily tasks

Upcoming Events

1️⃣ Continue weekly office hours will still be on Wednesdays at 10am PT in August

2️⃣ Join us + the AI Alliance for open-source AI demo night in San Francisco on Aug 8th

3️⃣ Join us + Uber, Sapient, and Gradle for the Testing with AI Meetup on Aug 14th

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Quick Actions (experimental) display CodeLens buttons above functions and classes, letting you explain, add docstrings, or take custom actions with a single button click