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Goal · Coding

AI Developer Stack

Ship features faster with AI in the editor, the terminal, and the browser.

Recommended tools

CU
Cursor

The AI-first code editor

Freemium

Why: Best-in-class AI IDE for multi-file edits and agent mode.

GH
GitHub Copilot

AI pair programmer in your IDE

Paid

Why: Excellent inline completion in any editor you already use.

CL
Claude

Thoughtful AI for long-context work

Freemium

Why: Long-context reasoning for refactors, planning, and code review.

GP
ChatGPT

Conversational AI for almost anything

Freemium

Why: Quick code Q&A, regex, shell snippets, and pair-brainstorming.

WF
Windsurf

Agentic AI IDE by Codeium

Freemium

Why: Agentic IDE with Cascade for autonomous multi-step coding.

RP
Replit

Build apps with an AI agent

Freemium

Why: Build, host, and share full-stack apps with AI from the browser.

Suggested workflow

  1. 1

    1. Plan the feature

    Talk through it with Claude before writing any code.

  2. 2

    2. Build in Cursor or Windsurf

    Composer/Cascade for the first scaffold across files.

  3. 3

    3. Refine line by line

    Copilot inline completions for the day-to-day work.

  4. 4

    4. Code review with Claude

    Paste the diff and ask Claude to red-team it.

  5. 5

    5. Ship from Replit if you want

    Or just push to your usual platform.

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