The problem with Windsurf is that it works great until it doesn't. And the time you spend checking and fixing its mistakes is longer than it would take for you to implement that yourself.

Some of those cases are:

* Sometimes the Accept changes button doesn't work

* Sometimes it DELETES a lot of your code, without you noticing

* Sometimes it duplicates code

* Sometimes it gets stuck in a loop trying to fix an error, or it can't fix trivial errors

* Sometimes it suddenly can not access your files.

* Sometimes it adds "// ...rest of code goes here" comments instead of writing the code.

In my experience, the best use-cases for AI assistants/LLMs are:

* Generate boilerplate/scaffold for a new project

* Refactor code (rename variables, functions, or slightly alter functionality like use "while loop instead of for")

* Quick way to find the name/signature of an API/function without having to google the docs of that library (e.g. "add a new React MaterialUI list")

I have used it for about 2 months, but in my experience it actually gets worse with time, not better. The problem now doesn't seem to be with the actual writing of code, but with the UI and how it applies the changes.