Copying and pasting generated code from ChatGPT into your editor is so 2024.

Agentic IDE's like Claude Code, Cursor, Aider and Cline are causing a splash with their ability to not only suggest code, but understand your codebase and execute common actions on your behalf.

In this session I'll do a guided walk-through introducing you to Windsurf's main features. Windsurf is a fork of VS Code from Codeium that incorporates a bunch of agentic features into your editor. Windsurf aims for a seamless experience using the LLM as the brain of your code pairing partner, making edits and orchestrating tools.

In this session I'll cover:

How Windsurf works

How to use Windsurf's main features:

  • Riptide
  • Tab complete
  • Supertab
  • Cascade
  • Memories
  • Rules
  • Model Context Protocol

 

How working with an agentic IDE is different from Copilot

Why this type of tool had to be a fork or a brand new editor

Why I picked Windsurf and what makes it different from other tools

Audience: Intermediate Track(s): AI, Dev / DevOps