Summary

  • Developers are increasingly using AI to generate and help code, moving away from manual implementation details and focusing on intent and outcomes, which has its critics and advocates.
  • Many AI-powered tools are helping with coding, with competitors in the space including Cursor, Lovable, Bolt, and Windsurf (formerly codeium).
  • Windsurf recently released Wave 6, which cuts down on the friction involved in iterating and deploying applications, according to head of product and strategy, Anshul Ramachandran.
  • Features include one-click deployment, improved performance for long conversations, tab improvements, and a conversation table of contents.
  • Competition in the space is fierce, with Replit Agent v2 and Bolt AI v1.33 also having released new updates.
  • The article suggests that, rather than replacing developers, the ‘vibe coding’ movement should be viewed as a new class of developers that can now write code.

By Sean Michael Kerner

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