Windsurf AI IDE Bootcamp (WNDSURF)

Windsurf is the AI-native IDE that is redefining how software gets built. Created by Codeium and acquired by Cognition AI — the company behind the autonomous coding agent Devin — for $250 million in December 2025, Windsurf had already reached $82 million in annual recurring revenue with over 350 enterprise customers before the acquisition. It is built on a VS Code foundation so the interface feels immediately familiar, but the underlying approach to AI development is fundamentally different from anything else in the market.

At the heart of Windsurf is Cascade — an agentic AI system that does not just suggest code, it takes action. Cascade can read your entire codebase, understand the relationships between files, execute terminal commands, observe the output, fix errors automatically and continue building — all without you directing every step. It operates in three modes: Write Mode for direct code generation and file editing, Chat Mode for discussion and planning, and Plan Mode for complex multi-step tasks that need structured thinking before execution. In 2026 the recommended primary model inside Windsurf is Claude Sonnet — giving you the power of Anthropic's most capable model directly inside your IDE.

This 2-day live online bootcamp by Advance Agility takes developers from Windsurf setup to production deployment. Day 1 covers the foundations — installing and configuring Windsurf, understanding Cascade and how it differs from GitHub Copilot and Cursor, mastering the three interaction modes, using Tab autocomplete and inline AI, and building your first complete feature using Cascade. Day 2 is advanced — MCP integrations, Codemaps and codebase memory, Turbo Mode for autonomous terminal execution, image-to-code conversion, debugging complex codebases with AI, and deploying a production application built entirely inside Windsurf.

Basic experience in at least one programming language such as Python, JavaScript or Java is recommended. No prior experience with AI IDEs is required.