OpenHands demonstrated strong capabilities, particularly for complex refactoring tasks. With better configuration and more explicit instructions about development workflows, it could likely match Copilot's reliability. The open-source nature also makes it attractive, since the entire system can be self-hosted and confugred for every team's or project's needs.
openhands useful but likely needs more explicit instructions than others
OpenHands: Capable but Requiring InterventionI connected my repository to OpenHands through the All Hands cloud platform. I pointed the agent at a specific issue, instructing it to follow the detailed requirements and create a pull request when complete. The conversational interface displayed the agent's reasoning as it worked through the problem, and the approach appeared logical.
Also used openhands for a test. says it needs intervention (not fully delegated iow)