In the past, you could hardly ever find any dev who did not use Stackoverflow. Nowadays, you will not find any dev not using some kind of AI for coding. Vibe coding has become a term in itself. Sure, AI will not change the fact that you need to understand what you are actually buidling and how it works overall. But the process has been facilitated fundamentally through AI and the current models are simply great at coding. Here are some of my recommendations.
Surely the most widely adopted AI coding assistant and deeply integrated into VS Code and Github. With cool agentic features as well. More or less the default entry point for AI-assistend coding.
Strong AI-native code editor that works smoothely especially for larger complex software projects. Lots of agentic features as well. High usage among professional devs.
Almost seven million installs (maybe more at the time you read this) speak for themselves. Open source, terminal-based pair programming with full control and without a SaaS subscription.
„One agent across your IDE, terminal, and SDK“ is the promise, and Cline delivers just fine on it. Open source, integration with almost all major model providers and full control over everything.
Open-source, and you can run open-weight LLMs locally on your own machine. Very transparent pricing, very flexible and fast setup.
Open-source (MIT). Terminal-native AI coding agent. Connects to almost every model, including local models. Terminal interface, desktop app, IDE extension. LSP-ready. And so on. Highly effective in all scenarios.