I think it's more a continuation of IDE versus pure editor.
More precisely:
In one side, it's the "tools that build up critical mass" philosophy. AI firmly resides here.
On the other, it's the "all you need is brain and plain text" philosophy. We don't see much AI in this camp.
One thing I learned is that you should never underestimate the "all you need is brain and plain text" camp. That philosophy survived many, many "fatal blows" and has come up on top several times. It has one unique feature: resilience to bloat, something that the current smart tools camp is obviously overlooking.
More precisely:
In one side, it's the "tools that build up critical mass" philosophy. AI firmly resides here.
On the other, it's the "all you need is brain and plain text" philosophy. We don't see much AI in this camp.
One thing I learned is that you should never underestimate the "all you need is brain and plain text" camp. That philosophy survived many, many "fatal blows" and has come up on top several times. It has one unique feature: resilience to bloat, something that the current smart tools camp is obviously overlooking.