Dev Tools · 2h ago
AI agents may make full IDEs obsolete, developer argues
Developer Monawwar is building Jelly, a lightweight editor that strips out features like language servers, arguing AI agents handle most coding tasks. He says his workflow now involves talking to AI in the terminal rather than writing code in an IDE. Jelly focuses on file browsing, code review, and small edits, leaving builds and tests to agents.
Meridian48 take
The premise is plausible but early; most developers still write code directly, and AI agents are not yet reliable enough to replace full IDEs for complex projects.
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