My main use case for Windsurf is writing code with AI solutions and refactoring existing code.
A quick specific example of a task or project where I have used Windsurf for writing or refactoring code is for stability. It has very stable cloud-based deployment, and the best feature is that it can modify multiple related files intelligently, plus inline edits where I can chat with AI or directly edit inside code.
The AI chat and in-line editing help my workflow because whenever I am writing a few lines of code, Windsurf provides the ability to generate and modify specific portions of the code that I can type by natural language. I can highlight a block of code and then give it a prompt, and it automatically generates the new code at the cursor location.
The best features that Windsurf offers include inline coding, code editing, and AI features such as the deep context-aware agent, which understands my whole codebase, not just the current file, and it can propose correct edits along with inline editing with natural language and integrated terminal and CLI command generation.
Out of those features, the one I find myself using the most day-to-day is the context-aware code, because Windsurf has the ability to understand my whole codebase, allowing it to check if changes in one file will affect other files.
Windsurf has positively impacted my organization in that writing code is very fast and easy. It made writing code faster and easier for my organization because we have a mid-sized team that benefits from shared context, conventions, and team plans, with Windsurf understanding the team norms and coding styles to accurately use shared helper files or common files for overall development.
Windsurf can be improved in several ways, such as enhancing response times and better handling of massive codebases when dealing with over 100K plus files, along with improved security controls.
AI accuracy can be improved.
I have been using Windsurf for the past two or three years.
My advice to others looking into using Windsurf is that for mid-sized firms and individual developers, it is very good because it reads your whole codebase and provides perfect solutions whenever you ask for them. My overall rating for this product is 10.
