The development landscape has changed forever. Here are the tools we use at EJM Services to build high-performance software that scales.
In 2026, coding without AI is like digging a pool with a spoon. You might get there eventually, but your competitors are using excavators.
At EJM Services, we embrace these tools not to cut corners, but to raise the ceiling of what's possible for our clients.
We've tested every major LLM and tool on the market. Here is our definitive ranking of the ones that actually survive production workflows.
A fork of VS Code with AI baked into the core. It understands your entire codebase, not just the open file. This is our daily driver at EJM Services.
Anthropic's model is currently the king of coding logic. It writes cleaner, more bug-free React/Next.js code than GPT-4o.
The original AI pair programmer. Excellent for quick autocomplete suggestions and boilerplate, but falls behind Cursor for complex tasks.
Vercel's generative UI tool. Describe an interface, and it generates production-ready shadcn/ui + Tailwind code instantly.
No, but developers using AI will replace those who don't. AI handles the boilerplate, allowing developers to focus on architecture, security, and business logic.
It depends. AI can suggest insecure patterns if not prompted correctly. That's why having an expert human review and refine the AI's output is critical for enterprise applications.
If you use VS Code, switch to Cursor. It's the highest leverage change you can make. It feels like coding with superpowers.
We use AI to accelerate development speed by 40-60%, meaning we deliver custom, high-end software for the price of standard agency work.