AI Coding Assistants & IDE Workflows

Elena Daehnhardt

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“An illustration representing cloud computing”

This series moves from foundational ideas about AI coding support to practical IDE workflows and real-world integrations.

Series Progress

5 of 5 posts published

Part 4: On AI Coding Assistants 4 Aug, 2025 After months of hands-on experience with AI coding assistants, I am excited to share with you my opinion on working with Google Gemini, ChatGPT, and Claude AI.
Part 5: Cursor AI for Python Development 4 Aug, 2025 Have you ever wondered if AI will make you a lazy programmer? In this post, I share my journey with Cursor AI after a month of extensive testing.
Part 6: Vibe Coding with Cursor AI 12 Sep, 2025 Testing Cursor AI in Agent Mode feels like coding with a slightly eccentric but eager partner. Friendly, fast, sometimes forgetful — here’s how GPT-5, Auto mode, and grok-code-fast stack up, with real specs.
Part 7: A few thoughts on Cursor 2.0 7 Nov, 2025 Cursor 2.0 introduces its own Composer model, a new autonomous agent workflow, and security via the Sandboxed Terminal. Read this blog post to see if this shift to agent-led development is right for you.
Part 8: Gemini CLI versus Claude CLI 19 Sep, 2025 This blog post is about Gemini CLI and Claude CLI, their installation, usage, privacy, and effectiveness — with some ideas to help you choose the right AI tool for your terminal.