I also did not trust the hype after my previous AI experiences, so after trying out Windsurf and being pretty impressed, I wanted to give a more measured review with context on what I actually experienced - rather than you having to trust some random person on the internet.
The trope of the 10x Developer has been written about ad nauseum, but there's another type you are more likely to meet in your career - the 0x Developer.
Finding a solution to parse unescaped double quotes in my JSON strings, with minimal tears.
Tired of hand calculating the total cost for your graduated pricing tier in Stripe? Me, too!
A reflection on my failure to build a viable product, so others can learn from my mistakes.
Lessons learned from a couple days spent debugging everything BUT the problem.
Most devs don't need a complicated setup for Python, they just need to get running. Leverage a single Docker command to run any version in isolation.
Do you want to be more than a code monkey? Learn to avoid blunders and become a superhero to your team.
My experience learning the language by building a small package.
It's so easy as a developer to dismiss the idea of learning no-code tools. After all, you know how to code, why spend time learning tools designed for those who can't?
Let's break it down and see how you only need 99 people's support for your side hustle to make a drastic change to your life.
Don't lose your tether to the original goal