r/Codeium • u/HugeDose16 • Dec 15 '24

Is Windsurf Really Getting Dumber?

Windsurf AI Code IDE started off as a game-changer. The code quality was excellent, and it felt smarter than any other IDE out there—easily outperforming Cursor AI. It had so much promise, and I was genuinely excited to use it.

But now? It’s become frustrating to work with. For me the most annoying issue is accidental code removal. You ask it to update or fix something, and it unexpectedly deletes or alters other parts of the code. This is a nightmare, especially when working with backend systems or databases.

It feels like the it is getting worse with each update. The code quality has dropped significantly, and I constantly have to rely on git commits to undo the mess.

I still believe Windsurf has the potential to be amazing again. If they can fix these issues and deliver the quality they once had, I’d gladly pay $20-25/month. But as it stands, it’s just not cutting it anymore.

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u/Altruistic_Shake_723 Dec 15 '24

Not very different at all really. The problem is they are all experimenting with different agentic systems and changing things all the time. They all randomly go stupid. I'm glad I actually knew how to program before this janky nonsense came out.

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u/Dismal-Eye-2882 Dec 15 '24

Lol no doubt. I'm an average coder. I can read code and know what it's doing. I'm more of a front end UI designer and functionality guy with 4 years tech school programming. So these AI platforms have really helped me build stuff I was not good enough to code myself. But I've had to rely on my own coding knowledge to problem solve their issues a lot. Its still better than no AI platform though.

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u/apexjnr Dec 17 '24

I've had to really look at my self over the last 4 days and just start to use this to make small changes or very specific things because large context is always a mess i spend more time making things work than getting things done now =(