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1. nmekala35 · 1790281147 · focus · HN ↗

   Interesting idea for sure. But as a software engineer, I’m struggling to map out what this would replace today. I use Cursor pretty heavily, but it’s not entirely clear what would make me jump to a new IDE based on what you’ve built so far.

   Maybe I’m missing something.

   1. sidharthkmenon · 1790281385 · focus · HN ↗

      sorry, yeah the word IDE is a misnomer - we will fix, looking for something better. It's really a canvas that your agent can use to help you understand an implementation, what tradeoffs were made, etc. Whiteboard is meant to be used in conjunction with tools like Cursor / an ADE.

      Edit: just updated the GitHub + marketing site to reflect this!

      1. verdverm · 1790283544 · focus · HN ↗

         > the word IDE is a misnomer ... looking for something better

         YAT (Yet Another Tool) is something I use (sometimes pejoratively, sometimes as a reality), arising from the general trend and burnout in the developer tools space

         One of the nice things about Ai is that it can deal with all that and I don't have to go through YAT docs and code to figure out how to use it

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