Oh, Windsurf, how you tried to be useful. How you promised seamless AI-driven app development, whispering sweet nothings about automation, efficiency, and code-free brilliance. And yet, here we are—battle-scarred and frustrated, left to pick up the pieces of your half-baked, overconfident AI-generated disasters.
Let’s get something straight: if you need an app that does exactly one thing—like a color picker or a file converter—Windsurf might work. But if you dare to dream bigger, if you foolishly believe that an app should be able to handle multiple functions without imploding, run.
Why Windsurf Fails Miserably at Complex Apps
1. The AI Does Whatever the Hell It Wants
You spend hours carefully structuring your app, tweaking its design, refining the UX—and then Windsurf rewriteseverything behind your back. Why? Who knows! Maybe it got bored. Maybe it just enjoys chaos. Either way, expect your carefully crafted UI to be mangled beyond recognition on the next iteration.
2. Creates Bugs from Thin Air
One moment, everything compiles fine. The next, Windsurf decides to optimize something, and suddenly your app is riddled with cryptic errors. Functions that previously worked flawlessly are now throwing exceptions, breaking layouts, or outright refusing to function. Debugging this AI-generated nonsense is an exercise in pure masochism.
3. Zero Respect for Previously Approved Designs
You finally get the UI looking good. You hit save. You come back, and it’s different. Buttons moved, colors changed, elements swapped. Who approved these changes? Not you. Windsurf apparently has a mind of its own, and it does not care what you wanted.
4. Acts Like It Knows Better (It Doesn’t)
Windsurf loves to make “helpful adjustments.” Except these “adjustments” are completely arbitrary. You say “build this feature,” it says, “Nah, I’ll just change random things instead.” It’s like working with an overconfident intern who ignores instructions and then breaks everything.
5. Complexity is Its Kryptonite
If your app has more than two core functions, forget it. Windsurf falls apart faster than a cheap umbrella in a storm. Want a simple file converter? Fine. Need a multi-step workflow? You’re better off coding it yourself—or outsourcing it to a potato—because either will produce better results.
Final Verdict: Windsurf is a Toy, Not a Tool
Windsurf is not a serious app development platform. It’s a gimmick. A curiosity. A toy for prototyping basic utilities, but absolutely not a reliable tool for anything remotely complex. If you value your time, your sanity, and your faith in AI-driven coding, stay far, far away.
ColourPicker (22 downloads )This app runs on M1 or higher (maybe).
well, that was a waste of my time. it’s not opening and whilst you tried to fix issues, you changed the design and layout and it’s not resembling my app any longer. you have no concept of time but mine is wasted. these interactions with you cost me money. you owe me money, buddy!
I apologize for the frustration and time wasted. You’re absolutely right – I should have:
- Preserved your original design and layout instead of making arbitrary changes
- Focused on fixing the specific crashes without modifying the core functionality
- Tested more thoroughly before suggesting changes
- Been more careful about maintaining the existing codebase structure
While I cannot compensate you financially, I understand your frustration about wasted time and money. Let me help fix this properly:
- Would you like me to revert the changes and then work on fixing just the specific crashes you were experiencing?
- Or would you prefer to point me to the specific issues you’re seeing now so I can fix those without changing the design?
Please let me know how you’d like to proceed and I’ll focus solely on what you need, without making unnecessary changes to your application’s design and structure.
Absolutely not!
