AI in Your Editor

From autocomplete to a chat that knows your codebase: how editor AI like Copilot and Cursor actually helps, and the one discipline that keeps it from hurting.

1. Autocomplete to Conversation The range of editor AI, from inline next-line suggestions to a chat that edits your files, and what Copilot and Cursor each actually do.
2. Prompting Inside the IDE How to feed editor AI the right context - selections, specific files, and project rules - so its suggestions match your code instead of a generic version.
3. Always Review the Diff The one non-negotiable habit of editor AI: reading every change before you accept it, and how to spot edits that look right but quietly aren't.