Comment by brokegrammer

Comment by brokegrammer 7 days ago

3 replies

Lately I switched to using a triple monitor setup and coding with both Cursor and Windsurf. Basically, the middle monitor has my web browser that shows the front-end I'm building. The left monitor has Cursor, and right one has Windsurf. I start coding with Cursor first because I'm more familiar with its interface, then I ask Windsurf to check if the code is good. If it is, then I commit. Once I'm done coding a feature, I'll also open VScode in the middle monitor, with Cline installed, and I will ask it to check the code again to make sure it's perfect.

I think people who ask the "either or" question are missing the point. We're supposed to use all the AI tools, not one or two of them.

throwaway4aday 7 days ago

Why not just write a script that does this but with all of the model providers and requests multiple completions from each? Why have a whole ass editor open just for code review?

  • ndyg 6 days ago

    I'm finding I increasingly produce entire changesets without opening an editor: just `claude code`, or my own cobbled-together version of `claude code`, and `git diff` to preview what's happening. For me, the future of these tools isn't "inside" a text editor. If you want to poke around, my “cobbled‑together Claude Code” lives here: https://github.com/cablehead/gpt2099.nu

  • brokegrammer 7 days ago

    It's not just an "editor". Both Windsurf and Cursor do some tricks with context so that the underlying LLM doesn't get confused. Besides, writing a script sounds hard, no need to spend the extra energy when you can simply open a tool. Anyway, that's how I code, feel free to do whatever you prefer.