Best AI Coding Tools: Claude Code, Windsurf, and VSCode

The index contains an automatic completion of an artificial intelligence, renewing the automated code to fix sentences, and the ability to click on web resources or private developers documents as a supplier that Amnesty International can use to understand the code. Recently, Cursor added “Agent’s mode” to the AI ​​Multistep coding via the code base.

BHARGAV says that although he is repeatedly trying to act on behalf of the Acts, it continues to return to the index due to the quality and reliability of the code. “Most of the others are unable to do a good job and the index enabled it to do,” he says.

In an experimental display of the anthropipi symbol, the AI ​​tool has completed the complex coding tasks that will usually take a large amount of manual work.man

Claude icon

While Bhargav prefers the index, Nols depends on a large, but popular coding tool, which is a male -powered: Claude code for Anthropic.

Claude Code was released in February, because it is not IDE. Instead, it works directly at the MacOS or Linux orders station, which is useful for developers who prefer to use the text line -based interface.

“Claude Code has become, in the past few months, an integral part of my work,” says Nols. “I run it from the command line, on a separate screen, between it and VsCode. This is very liquid.”

Nols also prefers Claude code because it has more control over the workflow. Although he was involved in some IDES -based IDes, including the index, he was not happy with the advantages of automatic completion and error addressing, as they felt that they reduced his awareness of how his symbol did.

He says, “I am the head of engineering, even if I was using the Claude code.” “I need to know what you are doing.”

Windsurf

Windsurf, which was originally released by Codeium as Windsurf, quickly established itself as a major alternative to the index. It has grown very quickly that Codium was renamed the company as Widlorf in April 2025. Then, in May 2025, he bought Openai Windsur for $ 3 billion.

Like the indicator, Windsurf is a thorke of VSCODE, and like the index, Windsurf provides a familiar interface with a large number of AI’s features. Windsurf can automatically correct wholesale construction errors, understand the code base and its documents, and the support agent that can modify multiple files via the code base.

The distinctive feature of Windsurf is CASCADE, an interface that appears next to the code and allows access to AIC AI capable of multi -steps (artificial intelligence indicator also supports, but the interface has not received much praise). Windsurf also differs by allowing developers to use it not only in IDE Windsurf but also as an extension in other popular IDes, such as Jetbrains.

Although he is a main player – and now Openai – it seems that Windsur’s popularity is behind the two largest names.

Bahrvav for a short time but returned to the index, and Nols did not try to do so at all. “I haven’t found many people who use Windsurf, to be honest,” says BHARGAV. Nols said this, saying that he “does not hear a lot about a homeland and de Kings” compared to the symbol of Claude.

Visual Studio Code is the environment of the most popular developers in the world, but it was slow to integrate artificial intelligence features. Alina Vituk/Allama

Vscoode (accessories)

As we mentioned, both the indicator and Windsurf thorns of VSCODE. Why not only use developers VsCode?

Microsoft’s integration of artificial intelligence in VsCode was slower and more careful than startups to compete with them. Early versions of Microsoft Github Copilot were met with mixed reception. In addition, the Microsoft February advertisement was about the status of the Github Copilot agent after months of competitors. The agent’s position is now available but still in “preview” with limited arrival.

However, the enthusiasm around Copilot was strengthened at the Microsoft Build 2025 Deleper (which you attended). The developers who moved to the indicator and Windsurf may be lured to VsCode where artificial intelligence becomes more competitive.

VsCode extension support also allows third -party developers to add their artificial intelligence accessories. Cline, Roo Code, Con Noner.dev and Tabnine are among the most popular examples.

Vapi coding tools

Although all the coding tools that have been discussed so far use artificial intelligence, it will be possible to say that it means “vibrant coding”. The famous computer world described the well -known coding as the freedom to “forget the code so”. However, all artificial intelligence coding tools that have been discussed so far require a fundamental understanding of programming and development environments.