843: Copilot Kills Cursor? Reacting to Github Universe Keynote

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Scott and Wes react to the big GitHub Universe announcements, recorded live at GitHub Universe. They dive into Copilot’s new features, exploring how its advancements stack up against Cursor AI in the battle for the ultimate AI-driven developer tool.

Show Notes

• 00:00 Welcome to Syntax!
• 01:12 Our Syntax Meetup.
• 02:54 AI is everywhere.
• 03:22 Sherlocking and jockeying for position.
• 04:49 GitHub Copilot introduces alternative LLMs.
  • GitHub Copilot
• 06:31 New tools are build upon existing LLMs.
• 09:14 VSCode reclaiming ground from Cursor.
  • Cursor
• 10:31 The new features.
  • 10:34 Multi-file editing.
  • 10:54 Use-cases for multi-file editing.
  • 12:58 Multi-model selection.
  • 13:05 Repo indexing.
  • 13:50 Copilot instructions.
  • 14:34 Examples of Cursor rules.
  • 16:39 No mention of multiple-line suggestions.
  • 18:02 Multi-file edit?
  • 20:26 Code review.
  • 22:36 GitHub Pull Requests plugin.
  • 24:34 Investing in AI ‘big bets’.
  • 26:29 Scott’s mysterious YouTube unreleased feature.
  • 27:11 3-minute YouTube shorts.
    • Wes’ TikTok.
  • 28:29 GitHub Marketplace.
  • 32:18 Copilot Workspace.
  • 34:53 Copilot Workspace features yet to come.
  • 36:25 GitHub Spark.
    • Bolt.new.
• 42:44 Final thoughts on Copilot vs Cursor.
• 44:03 What products do you think are in trouble?
• 50:26 Sick Picks & Shameless Plugs.

Sick Picks

• Scott: Waymo.
• Wes: Waymo.

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