Practical AI coding - lessons learned - Jim+Tim

About this episode

Tim and Jim share their experiences using various AI tools for coding in different project contexts.

Tim & Jim discuss what they've learned trying to use AI tools such as github, gpt, windsurf, claude etc to write code in small and large projects, open and closed source. Jim: luxagen.com RotKraken rkd Vibe coding obama meme David just5mins Windsurf referer link for bonus credits cursor vs windsurf

People in this episode

Host: Tim Abell

Guest: Jim

Topics covered

• AI tools
• coding
• software development
• open source
• closed source
• lessons learned

Keywords

• AI coding
• github
• gpt
• Windsurf
• claude
• open source
• closed source
• software development

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: luxagen.com, RotKraken, Vibe, Windsurf, cursor

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