Roo Code pivots to cloud-based agent, says IDEs aren’t the future of coding

Roo Code, an open source AI coding tool, is pivoting to a cloud-based agent and abandoning its Visual Studio Code (VS Code) integration. This shift suggests that IDEs (Integrated Development Environments) may not be the future of coding. The company believes that cloud-based agents will be more effective and efficient. Users will need to adapt to the new cloud-based model. This change may impact developers who rely on Roo Code for their coding needs.