I'm trying to think about why this bothers me so much. I'm a happy (I think?) user of Warp The Terminal (eg their product with all of the AI features turned off), and it's a really nice terminal.
I think it bugs me because it feels like a company with a product in search of a problem, trying to maximize returns for their investors, cashing in the AI hype, instead of just trying to build a Really Good Product.
Their terminal is Really Good! And in fact an AI-enabled terminal could even be Really Good - but they won't of course let you use your own API keys (because $markup$), and now they're pitching this whole "ADE" thing which just screams to me "Hey Cursor got a huge valuation so what's our secret sauce?".
And look, I can't fault them -- they're doing exactly what VC-backed companies are built to do. I would probably be doing precisely the same thing if I were CEO.
But it still bugs me.
sandywaffles · 3h ago
I was interested in this back when it was a next gen terminal, now not so much. From the marketing I can't even tell if this is still a terminal? I was quite confused for a while wondering if I was looking at the right "Warp" or if this was something new using the same name.
I think it bugs me because it feels like a company with a product in search of a problem, trying to maximize returns for their investors, cashing in the AI hype, instead of just trying to build a Really Good Product.
Their terminal is Really Good! And in fact an AI-enabled terminal could even be Really Good - but they won't of course let you use your own API keys (because $markup$), and now they're pitching this whole "ADE" thing which just screams to me "Hey Cursor got a huge valuation so what's our secret sauce?".
And look, I can't fault them -- they're doing exactly what VC-backed companies are built to do. I would probably be doing precisely the same thing if I were CEO.
But it still bugs me.