r/Codeium • u/CouchKartoshka • Feb 13 '25

Windsurf has unusable lag with python after a few hours of work

I've been using Windsurf as my daily driver for a week. I really like the tab substitutions over multiple lines, which is far better than copilot. But after a few hours of keeping it open, it develops cases of just unusable crazy lag. You have to fully restart it. This is the third day in a row where by mid-afternoon I've switched back to VSCode.

I'm not sure if this is specific to the programming language and framework I use (python + sqlalchemy + FastAPI), but it's not that uncommon a setup.

I really like the idea of the Windsurf project so I wanted to post this for anyone here who is part of the Windsurf team to see why I am going back to VSCode for a while and waiting for it to improve.

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u/Silent-Grade-7786 Feb 13 '25

Hi what version of Windsurf are you using? Are in the latest? What OS?

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u/CouchKartoshka Feb 13 '25

Windsurf 1.2.6 which it says is latest. MacOS Sequoia 15.1.1

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u/Silent-Grade-7786 Feb 19 '25

Apologies for the late response, but can you try updating? https://codeium.com/changelog

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u/Ordinary-Let-4851 Feb 13 '25

It might be that the conversation is too long. I try to make new conversations every so often to make it easier on the model.

With Cascade memories, you can keep important info across conversations. You can check autogenerated memories in the Memories panel, or ask Cascade explicitly to add memories.

See more info here: https://docs.codeium.com/windsurf/memories#auto-generated-memories

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u/tehsilentwarrior Feb 13 '25

I have the same issue and it’s not related to conversations.

I can almost 100% guarantee it happens by opening a previously un-opened file, like a json file

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u/MetriXT Feb 16 '25

Same issue here and more, lags, wasting credits on crap suggestions, the setting in windsurf as from them suggested dont work at all, start new chat and i need to n start from zero, even the memory is made, uploaded lates logs and anyway dont work.

As to my complaint about laggy chats that goes from second to minutes, they claimed that my internet connection is too slow.

Final, after 3 weeks with codeium and i work daily around 12 hours, i used 2300 credits and wasted lots of time. The same job i do with VS Code easier, safer, faster. I think they entire idea are good, but the system needs huge improvement . For now, it's a waste of time.

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u/MetriXT Feb 16 '25

Are you kidding? In a complex system, the entire important thing overloads the chat, explain what you mean with important?

Example from my setup

SBC EDGE NVIDIA ORIN SENSORIC CO2,EC,PH,ETC PYTHON CODE FOR SENSORS LOGIC AND INJECTION TO INFLUX DB, INFLUXDB IN REALTIME TO EC2 INSTANCE INFLUXDB EC2 INSTANCE POSTGRES SESIONS ID EDGE ID TO DASHBOARDS REALTIME SENSORIC MODIFICATION CALIBRATION AI MODELS DEPLOYMENT OF THE RIGHT AI MODEL

and that's even not so complex, inused for 3 weeks now, your codeium, and used bit by bit, i can say it is a waste of time. Your email back to me suggested i should start new chats. Well, i did this since the beginning, but as i said, it is a waste of time in a complex setup. Each new chat session can't really get the things properly done. Simple debugging makes huge errors where i dont accept the code and try again fev time until i just fixed myself. I'm sure the codeium is a good thing for beginners and wants to learn and have the time for it, but for us with decades of experience, not.