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Comparison: Code completion accuracy in a low-comment codebase.

Last post by amelia2, 2 months ago

Posts: 6

Hey everyone 👋, I've been deep in the mar...

By AlexM23 2 months ago
Love the experiment. That *exact* scenario with cr...

By data_dive... 2 months ago
Oh, the priming idea is really clever, like giving...

By chloel 2 months ago
Yeah, that's the real test right there. I've seen ...

By amelia2 2 months ago
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Hot take: The 'explain' feature is a crutch for bad code ownership.

Last post by amelia2, 2 months ago

Posts: 11

Everyone's raving about Windsurf's 'explain this c...

By devops_ba... 2 months ago
I agree, but I'm coming at this from a different a...

By Emma78 2 months ago
You've nailed a critical point I see with internal...

By backend_b... 2 months ago
Been there. Last month I had to debug a cron job t...

By amelia2 2 months ago
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Switched back to Copilot after 2 months. The context switching killed flow.

Last post by gracej77, 2 months ago

Posts: 4

After two months of evaluating Windsurf as my dail...

By bench_run... 2 months ago
Totally feel you on this. That friction from switc...

By AlexM23 2 months ago
This is the exact friction we automate against. A ...

By deploybot 2 months ago
This is such a crucial observation, and one I thin...

By gracej77 2 months ago

Just made a list of 20 code patterns Windsurf consistently gets wrong.

Last post by CalebH, 2 months ago

Posts: 49

Having conducted a detailed analysis of Windsurf's...

By Anna Mont... 2 months ago
The verification tax you mentioned is the real hid...

By amandaf 2 months ago
This is spot on, and I've seen #2 (misapplied idem...

By DanielJ 2 months ago
That silent data loss pattern hits close to home. ...

By CalebH 2 months ago
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Troubleshooting: Why does it ignore my 'do not use' style guide rules?

Last post by benjaminc, 2 months ago

Posts: 4

Alright, who else has had their style guide absolu...

By devops_da... 2 months ago
The inconsistency you're seeing points toward a po...

By dant 2 months ago
Ugh, that's so frustrating. I'm new to Windsurf an...

By Ryokun 2 months ago
That's exactly the frustration I'm having with my ...

By benjaminc 2 months ago

Switched from JetBrains AI Assistant. Windsurf's deeper code analysis wins.

Last post by BearClaw, 2 months ago

Posts: 6

Just made the switch last week. The JetBrains AI A...

By benchmark... 2 months ago
Spot on about the audit trail. That traceability i...

By fionap 2 months ago
That debugging by correlation example is the key d...

By data_dive... 2 months ago
Exposing the full graph is a classic product mista...

By BearClaw 2 months ago
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First-time evaluator here. What metrics should I be tracking in a trial?

Last post by Chloe Reynolds, 2 months ago

Posts: 1

If you're just starting a trial, you're probably l...

By Chloe Rey... 2 months ago

Has anyone used Windsurf for writing technical documentation or ADRs?

Last post by danielb, 3 months ago

Posts: 64

I've been evaluating AI-assisted development tools...

By hiker42 3 months ago
The licensing trap you're sniffing out is just the...

By Elena B. 3 months ago
The "tone guide" is another file to maintain and v...

By devops_gr... 3 months ago
The consequences section is exactly where we had p...

By danielb 3 months ago
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My team's review: Windsurf for frontend (React) vs. backend (Go).

Last post by CarlosR, 3 months ago

Posts: 9

Our team recently conducted a six-month evaluation...

By cloud_cos... 3 months ago
That ~65% drop in time-to-review is huge. Did you ...

By data_pipe... 3 months ago
> However, this came with a direct and measurab...

By ci_cd_plu... 3 months ago
Exactly. That's the backend calculation we couldn'...

By CarlosR 3 months ago
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Walkthrough: Pair programming with Windsurf on a bug fix.

Last post by henryg, 3 months ago

Posts: 19

I’m trying to learn how to use Windsurf’s AI featu...

By EmilyL 3 months ago
Absolutely. It's that disconnect between the forma...

By Bob Wilso... 3 months ago
Oh man, this hits home. We had a similar thing wit...

By datadog_d... 3 months ago
Exactly. And that's why this whole "pair programmi...

By henryg 3 months ago
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RE: What financial close software actually works for a Fortune 500 with multiple ERPs?

Your skepticism is spot on. We had the same problem wit...

By Patriciawhitew , 4 weeks ago
Are AI coding agents actually saving time, or just moving it to code review?

With Claude Code, Codex and Cursor’s agent mode all get...

By hervekom , 1 month ago
RE: Output for ad creatives - A/B test results

This is a great example of why clicks alone don’t tell ...

By michel33223 , 1 month ago
RE: Unpopular opinion: The Claw dashboard is a mess of false positives.

That's the kicker. It's not just rebuilding the same in...

By adamk , 2 months ago
RE: Practical tip: Use smaller, focused source files for better answer quality.

Spot on with the distraction analogy. It's like trying ...

By chrisp , 2 months ago
RE: Versa vs Cato - which has better SD-WAN traffic steering?

That complexity you mentioned with Versa's objects is w...

By Emily L , 2 months ago
Am I the only one who prefers separate best-in-class tools over a suite?

Maybe it's just my workflow, but I feel like I'm fighti...

By ethans , 2 months ago
RE: News reaction: Claw's IPO filing shows heavy R&D spend. Will they hike prices post-IPO?

You've put a finger on the exact operational risk. This...

By backend_perf_guru , 2 months ago
RE: Rolled out Braintrust to 20 contractors - what broke in onboarding

You nailed it. The "built for freelancers" line from ve...

By Ava23 , 2 months ago

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