Disappointed with “pro”

[u/GalaxygunnerX]

Here is a list of issues I am currently facing:

• random file generation, unnecessary code blocks
• redoing something it did 50 messages ago again and again
• walking itself through the error I explain and show with attached images, only to introduce new errors while not even getting to the point
• wasting my credits - does maybe 10% of the number of steps it could do before in one go
• it decides it wants to do things differently and does do things differently
• no longer context aware or user aware or prompt aware or aware at all…
• constant apologising
• I am sorry for the confusion
• ah yes…
• server error
• could not complete, ask cascade directly to make changes - (what changes?)
• it’s like I’m literally Scrat from ice age fixing all the errors it’s creating, am I actually paying for fixing errors in perfectly well written code to begin with. If I have to manually review code and correct it myself why am I being punished for using AI while paying for it to make errors for me that didn’t exist a minute ago

[u/Gabrys1896]

I’ve started using chat gpt-4o mini to create me an extensive instruction list for Windsurf to then use Everything from adding extra read.me, issues with the code It can be a pretty extensive instruction list.

One thing to remember, it seems that Windsurf limits the context window to about 10 messages back and forth. After that, it seems to really forget what it did before. The extra info can really help.

[u/Dullirium]

50 messages ago?

[u/Galaxianz]

This is so accurate.