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I Think I Figured Out What an AI IDE Looks Like

The author reflects on the evolution of AI-assisted coding interfaces, from copy-pasting into chat UIs to IDEs with chat sidebars, TUI chats, native apps, and finally web chat with interactive widgets. They use piclaw’s web timeline on their iPad, which after adding annotation support, resembles a Mathematica notebook for code. They plan to inject an editor pane into the web chat for inline editing.

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I Think I Figured Out What an AI IDE Looks Like
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  • The author traces the UX arc of AI coding tools: copy/paste → chat sidebar → TUI → native app → web chat with widgets.
  • Using piclaw on iPad, the author creates a Mathematica notebook-like experience for code with annotation support.
  • Iterating code in chat is more fluid than switching to an editor, but refactoring remains a challenge.
  • Future plan: embed an editor pane directly into the chat conversation for seamless code review and editing.

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