Best AI tools for software engineers: how to build the right AI stack

This post introduces the concept of an 'AI coding stack' and positions Glean as a foundational context layer within it. It highlights the limitations of current AI coding assistants (like GitHub Copilot, Cursor, Claude Code, Windsurf, and Sourcegraph Cody) in providing organizational context, earning trust, and ensuring safety. Glean's contribution is described as building an enterprise context graph that links code, tickets, incidents, docs, and ownership, enabling permission-aware search and integration with IDEs via MCP. It also mentions Glean agents that can convert tickets and threads into scoped PRs. The post contrasts this with individual coding tools by emphasizing the need for shared, trusted context for organizational coordination.