Tag: windsurf
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Windsurf: Flows that preserve intent across a long refactor
A field-tested take on flows that preserve intent across a long refactor with Windsurf: what it rewards, where it breaks, and how to keep the workflow honest.
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Windsurf: Cascade as a deliberate planning surface, not an auto-pilot
A field-tested take on Cascade as a deliberate planning surface, not an auto-pilot with Windsurf: what it rewards, where it breaks, and how to keep the workflow honest.
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Windsurf: Turning agent output into atomic, reviewable commits
A field-tested take on turning agent output into atomic, reviewable commits with Windsurf: what it rewards, where it breaks, and how to keep the workflow honest.
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Windsurf: Indexing strategies for a monorepo with generated code
A field-tested take on indexing strategies for a monorepo with generated code with Windsurf: what it rewards, where it breaks, and how to keep the workflow honest.
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When to reach for Cascade and when to fall back to pure editing
Cascade is genuinely good at multi-file, well-scoped changes. It's a worse tool than your own hands for the single-line fix you already know how to make. The line between the two is narrower than it feels in the moment.
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Windsurf: the value of a pause button in an otherwise relentless agent
Windsurf's Cascade agent is built to run long. Interrupting it costs less than letting a bad run finish. Field notes on the three signals worth stopping on, and what state an interrupt leaves behind.
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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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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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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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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.
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Windsurf: Flows that preserve intent across a long refactor
A field-tested take on flows that preserve intent across a long refactor with Windsurf: what it rewards, where it breaks, and how to keep the workflow honest.
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Windsurf: Cascade as a deliberate planning surface, not an auto-pilot
A field-tested take on Cascade as a deliberate planning surface, not an auto-pilot with Windsurf: what it rewards, where it breaks, and how to keep the workflow honest.
More posts tagged windsurf
- Windsurf: Turning agent output into atomic, reviewable commits
- Windsurf: Indexing strategies for a monorepo with generated code
- Windsurf: When to reach for Cascade and when to fall back to pure editing
- Windsurf: Value of a pause button in an otherwise relentless agent
- Windsurf: Pairing Cascade with a linter that refuses bad taste
- Windsurf: What Windsurf teaches about the ergonomics of agent IDEs
- Windsurf: Using write-mode sparingly to protect your muscle memory
- Windsurf: Keeping the editor quiet until you ask for help
- Windsurf: Flows that preserve intent across a long refactor
- Windsurf: Cascade as a deliberate planning surface, not an auto-pilot
- Windsurf: Retrospective after our first Windsurf-heavy sprint
- Windsurf: Onboarding a new hire with Windsurf already installed
- Windsurf: Write mode restraint in the first month of use
- Windsurf: Windsurf setting that changed how we reviewed code
- Windsurf: First MCP server we plugged into Windsurf
- Windsurf: Beginner comparison: Windsurf, Cursor, VS Code Agent
- Windsurf: Pausing Cascade versus pausing yourself
- Windsurf: First atomic commit authored entirely by Cascade
- Windsurf: Writing our first Cascade-friendly task spec
- Windsurf: Windsurf defaults we kept and the ones we overrode
- Windsurf: What the first long Cascade session actually cost
- Windsurf: Moment Windsurf made a skeptical reviewer pause
- Windsurf: Flows as a new way to carry intent across files
- Windsurf: First look at Cascade after a year of Cursor
- Windsurf: Retrospective after our first Windsurf-heavy sprint
- Windsurf: Onboarding a new hire with Windsurf already installed
- Windsurf: Write mode restraint in the first month of use
- Windsurf: Windsurf setting that changed how we reviewed code
- Windsurf: First MCP server we plugged into Windsurf
- Windsurf: Beginner comparison: Windsurf, Cursor, VS Code Agent
- Windsurf: Pausing Cascade versus pausing yourself
- Windsurf: First atomic commit authored entirely by Cascade
- Windsurf: Writing our first Cascade-friendly task spec
- Windsurf: Windsurf defaults we kept and the ones we overrode
- Windsurf: What the first long Cascade session actually cost
- Windsurf: Moment Windsurf made a skeptical reviewer pause
- Windsurf: Flows as a new way to carry intent across files
- Windsurf: First look at Cascade after a year of Cursor