Codeium Windsurf: 100x Engineering Starts Now (Part 1)

Windsurfโ€™s Game-Changing IDE Experience, Part 1 – 100x Engineering Starts Now

John Hoestje Agentic AI & AI-Accelerated Development, Articles, Artificial Intelligence, Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG), Spring Leave a Comment

Windsurf Series Introduction

This is Part 1 of a 2-part blog series. In Part 1, youโ€™ll learn:

How to go from 10x to 100x productivity using the AI-assisted coding tool Windsurf
What Windsurf is and how it enhances your IDE with Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG)
Best practices for using features like Autocomplete, Supercomplete, Chat, Command, and Cascade
How context-aware code generation can save time and reduce errors
Tips to get the most out of Windsurf without falling into common pitfalls

Whether you’re aiming to automate repetitive tasks or radically accelerate full-project development, this guide will show you how Windsurf can reshape your workflow and maximize your impact. Then in part two, weโ€™ll move from theory to practice, showcasing real-world code examples.

Legacy Code Automation with AI: Building a Solution

Legacy Code Automation with AI: Building a Solution

Brenton Damron .NET, Agentic AI & AI-Accelerated Development, Articles, Artificial Intelligence, Generative AI & LLMs, Modernization Leave a Comment

This blog post serves as a thought experiment, delving into potential solutions for a pattern I have noticed on projects throughout my career. As a consultant, I work with many companies, each with unique ways of organizing and handling software development. However, throughout my career at Keyhole and elsewhere, Iโ€™ve noticed something that seems to be consistent across all dev teams: the existence of legacy code.

Legacy code can be frustrating and time-consuming to work with, so I used AI to create a solution to mitigate the hassle. While other solutions may already exist (and some may be more efficient), I found the process of creating this tool expanded my understanding; it really helped me grow as an engineer.

So, Iโ€™m using this blog post to share my process with you! Let’s dive into how AI can assist in improving application design (specifically legacy code) through automation.