AI Development Tools Landscape¶
The Three Layers¶
Top Layer - No Code (Yellow)¶
- Replit, v0, Lovable, Bolt
- Click buttons, get websites
- Great for prototypes
- Limited customization
Middle Layer - IDEs (Green)¶
- VSCode with plugins
- Windsurf, Cursor, Kiro
- Where most developers work
- Plugin dependent
Bottom Layer - CLI Tools (Blue)¶
- Claude (our choice)
- Codex, Gemini
- Run in ANY terminal
- No IDE lock-in
- Maximum control
Why Claude?¶
- Thinks before coding
- Asks clarifying questions
- Considers edge cases
- More senior developer than code generator
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