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What is the best AI Code Editor and setup?
I tested Copilot, Cursor, Bolt and Windsurf with various free accounts but I would like to set up one system correctly and stick to it.
What AI Code Editor are you working with and which AI gives you the best code or gets the project done?
What setup/preferences in your Code Editor do you recommend?
What AI Code Editor are you working with and which AI gives you the best code or gets the project done?
What setup/preferences in your Code Editor do you recommend?
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After testing all paid AI code editor, I found Windsurf to be the best option, especially for my Ruby on Rails projects. Here's why: When I need to fix a bug, like an issue with the payment system, Windsurf automatically searches through the entire codebase to find not only the relevant file but also all related dependent files. In contrast, Cursor requires you to manually specify the exact files or folders you want to work with, making the process less efficient.
Thanks Fadli, I had also the experience that Windsurf understood all the data structure better.
But in the end, Windsurf and Cursor didn't recommend the correct file when implementing a feature, maybe because my free trial ended and got downgraded.
Heads-up that Cursor also allows for this when using the "AI Chat" sidebar, just make sure to use
⌘ + Enterinstead ofEnter.Thank you Charlie, I will try that.
I went back to manual copy paste with a VSCode extension github.com/Thomas-McKanna/Fil…
What I like about it is that I have full control of what the llm can see. I have to spend more time making it, but I feel that the results are much better.
I can use the latest models (o1) and change whenever I like it
Hi Antoine, that's a good point. Sometimes it changes so much in one go that it is hard to follow up and keep control in case something breaks.
yes, the cool thing about this plugin is that it tells the LLM to output the code in a specific XML format, that you then paste in the plugin and id updates de files for you, no need to go around copying and pasting snippets of code
Thanks for the thread and started capturing a little of it in comparethe.org/AI+Code+Editors
Haven't tried all the options, but I'm thrilled with Cursor. It just about always picks up the correct context and the responses are good, if a little verbose. I might try playing with custom prompts to tweak it more to my liking.
Thanks Mike, I really like cursor and the dev team behind it.
+1 for Cursor.
I love using PearAI; I'd highly recommend giving it a shot
Thanks Alejandro, okay I give it a try.
I start with bolt.new to create the sections and main functionalities, then I downloaded it and open with Cursor. I use claude 3.5 sonnet for composer and chat on Cursor. When I'm stucked sometimes use ChatGPT 4-o or if is something harder o1.
Thank you Frida, nice workflow. Will keep that in mind.
Currently us VS Code + Copilot, but I keep hearing good things about Cursor.
Goal is to try it out after I get this client project launched!
I use aider.chat
I think IntelliJ Ultimate is still by far the best IDE, especially because you don't have to add unsecured plugins.
I pay around 15$/month for IntelliJ, 10$ a month for Copilot, 20$/month for ChatGPT, kept on the web page.
Docker and Git integration are just too good. I like Copilot to be a VERY FAST completion tool, and Imake clever things in ChatGPT.
wow I didn't know this one, thanks for sharing Nicolas
I have been using Replit AI Agent, pretty cool actually. You basically have an AI agent doing the coding for you.
i've been using cline and roo cline on vscode and it's been working out for me. It finds all the related files needed when you give it one main file.