We’ve LLM-powered Microsoft VSCode. Engineers now build at speeds that were once unimaginable—with @cursor_ai and @windsurf_ai leading the charge, development is set to redefine what’s possible.
We’ve also upgraded Figma with LLM capabilities. Tools like Lovable, Replit Agent, and Bolt.new let PMs and designers prototype at lightning speed, while engineers implement those ideas seamlessly. The gap between concept and execution is disappearing.
Meanwhile, giants like @meta and @google are training models on their entire codebases. Expect these tools to be open sourced—just like Llama and @reactjs. When local models on apple MLX or GPUs beat the latest from @openai or @anthropic in speed, cost, and efficiency, proprietary platforms like @cursor_ai will lose their edge.
Our current chat UX is outdated. It’s a clunky back-and-forth that won’t scale for complex or long-running tasks. We need a new framework—one that treats coding tasks like data pipelines, with built-in measurement, monitoring, and auto-recovery. New open protocols, similar to @anthropic’s MCP, will set that standard.
This isn’t just an upgrade—it’s a complete rethinking of software development. The next breakthrough won’t just generate code; it will transform ideas into action, just as C++ did for assembly and Python for C. Open source models are tearing down barriers, fueling a surge of creativity. Engineers will evolve from code writers to orchestrators of AI systems that handle complexity.
At the end of the day, our tools are holding us back. What we need is a new kind of platform where vision goes beyond text, letting anyone articulate their vision, prototype interactively, and iterate in real time.
An IDE for ideas.
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