Wes and Scott talk with Kevin Hou and Varun Mohan from Windsurf about the evolving landscape of AI in coding, and the future of software development.

Show Notes

00:00 Welcome to Syntax!

00:50 The origins of Windsurf and Codeium

• Windsurf
• Codeium
• Vs Code
• Cursor

03:14 Rethinking IDE UX

05:45 Will Microsoft eventually implement these AI features in VS Code?

09:27 The "agentic" editor concept

17:58 The future of software development with AI

24:37 AI in large codebases

28:22 Brought to you by Sentry.io

28:46 How does AI stay current with frequent language/library updates?

33:07 Behind Windsurf's fresh design

35:23 Challenges with forking VS Code

38:47 AI and future innovations

43:04 How Windsurf approaches AI experimentation

45:11 Pricing and user segments

48:38 Will Windsurf ever run in the browser?

50:58 Sick Pick + Shameless Plugs Sick Picks

• Kevin: Ricoh GR IIIx

Varun: Di2 Shifter

Shameless Plugs

• Windsurf

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