AI is set to 'democratize' software creation, transforming the role of traditional software developers into 'builders,' according to Windsurf's CEO, Varun Mohan.
AI will empower individuals to ask their AI assistants to create custom tools tailored to their needs, with the potential for continuous tweaking over time.
Vibe coding, a concept popularized by OpenAI cofounder Andrej Karpathy, leverages AI to revolutionize software development by enabling developers to feed prompts to AI for code creation.
Mohan emphasizes the importance of focusing on innovation and bold ideas over routine coding tasks, suggesting that engineering will evolve into a research-driven culture for startup success.