Tag: ai-ide
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Windsurf: When to reach for Cascade and when to fall back to pure editing
A field-tested take on when to reach for Cascade and when to fall back to pure editing with Windsurf: what it rewards, where it breaks, and how to keep the workflow honest.
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Cursor: Keeping tests running in the background while the agent edits
A field-tested take on keeping tests running in the background while the agent edits with Cursor: what it rewards, where it breaks, and how to keep the workflow honest.
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Windsurf: Value of a pause button in an otherwise relentless agent
A field-tested take on the value of a pause button in an otherwise relentless agent with Windsurf: what it rewards, where it breaks, and how to keep the workflow honest.
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Cursor: Cheap wins: keybindings that turn Cursor into a proper editor
A field-tested take on cheap wins: keybindings that turn Cursor into a proper editor with Cursor: what it rewards, where it breaks, and how to keep the workflow honest.
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Windsurf: Pairing Cascade with a linter that refuses bad taste
A field-tested take on pairing Cascade with a linter that refuses bad taste with Windsurf: what it rewards, where it breaks, and how to keep the workflow honest.
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Cursor: Right amount of automation before it becomes magical thinking
A field-tested take on the right amount of automation before it becomes magical thinking with Cursor: what it rewards, where it breaks, and how to keep the workflow honest.
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Windsurf: What Windsurf teaches about the ergonomics of agent IDEs
A field-tested take on what Windsurf teaches about the ergonomics of agent IDEs with Windsurf: what it rewards, where it breaks, and how to keep the workflow honest.
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Cursor: Resetting indexes when completions start feeling stale
A field-tested take on resetting indexes when completions start feeling stale with Cursor: what it rewards, where it breaks, and how to keep the workflow honest.
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Windsurf: Using write-mode sparingly to protect your muscle memory
A field-tested take on using write-mode sparingly to protect your muscle memory with Windsurf: what it rewards, where it breaks, and how to keep the workflow honest.
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Cursor: Pairing tab with explicit intent comments to steer predictions
A field-tested take on pairing tab with explicit intent comments to steer predictions with Cursor: what it rewards, where it breaks, and how to keep the workflow honest.
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Windsurf: Keeping the editor quiet until you ask for help
A field-tested take on keeping the editor quiet until you ask for help with Windsurf: what it rewards, where it breaks, and how to keep the workflow honest.