The AI Coding Editor Wars: Why Developers Are Abandoning GitHub Copilot for Cursor and Windsurf

GitHub Copilot dominated AI coding for years, but 2026 has seen a massive shift toward AI-native editors like Cursor and Windsurf that offer 'agentic' coding — AI that doesn't just suggest code but actually writes, debugs, and refactors entire projects. This episode explains what's driving the switch, whether these tools work for non-programmers, and what it means for the future of software development. This episode was generated with AI assistance.

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