I use GPT-4 to do it all. Then copy and paste using VSC. It’s awesomeness. I’m crushing it. Stack Unbuntu, nginx config files, python, javascript, openai api, lots of css, postgres, and all the CLI stuff for managing web servers. Answer from ejpusa on reddit.com
Enginelabs
blog.enginelabs.ai › cursor-ai-an-in-depth-review
Cursor AI: An In Depth Review in 2025
January 31, 2025 - Review of Cursor AI, a feature-rich VS Code fork with built-in AI tools. Explore its strengths, weaknesses, and how it can boost your productivity.
Reddit
reddit.com › r/chatgptcoding › anyone using cursor ai and barely writing any code? anything better than cursor ai ?
r/ChatGPTCoding on Reddit: Anyone using Cursor AI and barely writing any code? Anything better than Cursor AI ?
April 11, 2024 -
It works so good for me I find myself just asking it to do things and it is what I want so much that I just apply that and go to the next thing. I still understand what it is doing and these are mini project so it is not too complex (.net blazor)
but it feel likes coding has changed forever to me and its a lot more fun being the rule of the approver and not having to think so much about syntax and specifics.
I don't mean to be a fanboy but I tried a lot of tools and it feels like Cursor AI is in its own level. If a tool can't look at my entire context in 2024 I am not interested. So I got rid of Copilot
Only thing I still use is web based chatGPT to get started with an idea and get the initial code... Maybe I can do that all is cursor AI as well and since it can read context after every question it won't need to recall what it is doing.
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I use GPT-4 to do it all. Then copy and paste using VSC. It’s awesomeness. I’m crushing it. Stack Unbuntu, nginx config files, python, javascript, openai api, lots of css, postgres, and all the CLI stuff for managing web servers.
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Ik this sub has ChatGPT in the name but Claude Opus and copy pasting has given me the most success
Need Advice: Is Cursor AI Reliable for Production-Grade Code Reviews?
Hey folks, I am currently exploring AI tools to assist with code reviews and came across Cursor. It looks super promising with its deep integration into coding workflows.., especially the way it understands project context better than typical code editors with AI plugins. More on forum.cursor.com
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June 24, 2025Anyone else amazed by Cursor AI??? Makes all other tools. useless
Give https://codebuddy.ca a try, especially if you're A fan of jetbrains products. It not only allows you to tell it what changes you want to make across multiple files but it also applies those changes directly to those files for you and simply provides you with a patch/diff to double check. The next version should also have code base understanding that is similar to cursor as well. It's just in private testing at the moment. More on reddit.com
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February 20, 2024Cursor AI and No Code AI tools are overrated.... : ChatGPTCoding
Anyone using Cursor AI and barely writing any code? Anything better than Cursor AI ?
I use GPT-4 to do it all. Then copy and paste using VSC. It’s awesomeness. I’m crushing it. Stack Unbuntu, nginx config files, python, javascript, openai api, lots of css, postgres, and all the CLI stuff for managing web servers. More on reddit.com
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April 11, 2024Videos
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How Good is Cursor AI? Pros and Cons with Real Examples - YouTube
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Cursor review - Everything you can build - YouTube
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Honest Review of Cursor AI: What Works and What Doesn't - YouTube
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Cursor 2.0 is INSANE, but only if you use it like this... - YouTube
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Cursor 2.0 - What's New in 7 minutes - YouTube
Random Coding
randomcoding.com › blog › 2024-09-15-is-cursor-ais-code-editor-any-good
Is Cursor AI's Code Editor Any Good? - RandomCoding
TL;DR - Cursor probably has the best developer experience out of all the AI code editors I've used.
DEV Community
dev.to › sagar › my-one-month-journey-with-the-cursor-editor-an-honest-review-idk
My One-Month Journey with the Cursor Editor: An Honest Review - DEV Community
August 23, 2025 - The transition was an adjustment, but the destination was worth it. It's a trade-off: you lose some of the polished, mature features of a traditional editor, but you gain an AI assistant that feels deeply integrated, not just bolted on.
I use GPT-4 to do it all. Then copy and paste using VSC. It’s awesomeness. I’m crushing it. Stack Unbuntu, nginx config files, python, javascript, openai api, lots of css, postgres, and all the CLI stuff for managing web servers. Answer from ejpusa on reddit.com
Substack
evelynso.substack.com › p › build-log-10-working-with-cursor
AI Tool Review - Working with Cursor as a Non-coder
May 7, 2025 - Its dark-themed interface is not the most pleasant to work with, but that may just be a personal bias. With its reasonable subscription price, I think it’s worth checking out if you are looking for a robust AI code editor.
Cursor
cursor.com › newsroom › press releases › datarobot acquires data collaboration platform cursor
Cursor
5 days ago - ... The most useful AI tool that I currently pay for, hands down, is Cursor. It's fast, autocompletes when and where you need it to, handles brackets properly, sensible keyboard shortcuts, bring-your-own-model...
Arguingwithalgorithms
arguingwithalgorithms.com › posts › cursor-review.html
How I write code using Cursor: A review
October 25, 2024 - A personal review of Cursor, an LLM-powered coding tool.
Cursor
cursor.com › changelog
Changelog · Cursor
1 week ago - You can now find and fix bugs directly in Cursor with AI code reviews.
Scalable Human Blog
scalablehuman.com › 2025 › 02 › 27 › 5-reasons-i-chose-cursor-ai-over-vs-code-a-developers-honest-review
5 Reasons I Chose Cursor AI Over VS Code: A Developer’s Honest Review
March 10, 2025 - Unlike standalone AI chatbots like ChatGPT, Cursor AI integrates an AI chat window directly into the editor. You can toggle it with Command + L (Mac) and ask it questions about your code. What sets it apart is its deep understanding of your project structure. Instead of manually copying and pasting AI-generated responses, you can apply changes directly to your files with a review ...
Cursor
forum.cursor.com › discussions
Need Advice: Is Cursor AI Reliable for Production-Grade Code Reviews? - Discussions - Cursor - Community Forum
June 24, 2025 - Hey folks, I am currently exploring AI tools to assist with code reviews and came across Cursor. It looks super promising with its deep integration into coding workflows.., especially the way it understands project context better than typical ...
Medium
medium.com › data-science-in-your-pocket › why-i-dont-use-cursor-ai-f6bc5729d978
Why I don’t use Cursor.ai?. Problems with Cursor.ai | by Mehul Gupta | Data Science in Your Pocket | Medium
June 8, 2025 - The AI suggestions became less accurate, often generating code that was either irrelevant or outright incorrect. In a real-world project, where every line of code has to be precise and optimized, this kind of unpredictability is a dealbreaker.
Builder.io
builder.io › blog › windsurf-vs-cursor
Windsurf vs Cursor: which is the better AI code editor?
June 26, 2025 - It seems to push the point that you should always be reviewing this code closely every time. In general, Cursor feels like more of a power tool with more precise control and handling.
The Prompt Warrior
thepromptwarrior.com › p › windsurf-vs-cursor-which-ai-coding-app-is-better
Windsurf vs. Cursor - which AI coding app is better?
February 19, 2025 - Cursor by contrast has a bit of a steeper learning curve. But if you're aiming to write production-ready code, e.g.
Medium
medium.com › jonathans-musings › ai-and-the-future-of-coding-43caad31c3d3
AI and the Future of Coding. A review of Cursor AI Code Editor | by Jonathan Fulton | Jonathan’s Musings | Medium
May 12, 2024 - AI and the Future of Coding A review of Cursor AI Code Editor ChatGPT ushered in a new era of coding. No longer did one have to hope Stackoverflow had the answer to a coding question. Instead, one …
Medium
medium.com › realworld-ai-use-cases › cursor-2-0-review-a-new-speedy-ai-model-that-is-impressive-cd2b802ae7dd
Cursor 2.0 Review — A New Speedy AI Model That Is IMPRESSIVE | by Chris Dunlop | Realworld AI Use Cases | Nov, 2025 | Medium
November 8, 2025 - This model is so fast and is quite unlike anything I’ve ever used before. Is it enough to swap back from Claude Code?
Cursor
cursor.com › changelog › 2-1
Improved Plan Mode, AI Code Review in Editor, and Instant ...
1 month ago - You can now find and fix bugs directly in Cursor with AI code reviews.
Reddit
reddit.com › r/chatgptcoding › anyone else amazed by cursor ai??? makes all other tools. useless
r/ChatGPTCoding on Reddit: Anyone else amazed by Cursor AI??? Makes all other tools. useless
February 20, 2024 -
ChatGPT 4 for initial coding and v1 then I switch to Cursor AI to read the context and make changes is my workflow now..
I tried them all cody, cosine, codieum, copilot, tabnine but Cursor AI always creates better results
The big downside for me is since it is not a VSCode plugin and it is a fork I cannot debug .NET programs.. So I often just use it to get code and paste it into Visual Studio
The next big thing to me would find one of the autogen agent type coder that go create/test the code themselves... But it is too expensive to use ChatGPT4 so if somehow I can connect it to a Local LLM that would be great (CodeCompanion.ai for example)
Anything else I should try?
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Give https://codebuddy.ca a try, especially if you're A fan of jetbrains products. It not only allows you to tell it what changes you want to make across multiple files but it also applies those changes directly to those files for you and simply provides you with a patch/diff to double check. The next version should also have code base understanding that is similar to cursor as well. It's just in private testing at the moment.
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I got work to pay for my OpenAI API key now, so I can spend upwards of $100 a month on API calls and not feel it in my wallet anymore. I push Cursor HARD, and it gets the job done. I also keep an instance of Beam open (Mac OS native GPT-4 API chat that you can open with Ctrl + Space) if I need to switch contexts or use a fresh context in addition to Cursor. Sometimes multi-context can solve the problem better.
Techpoint Africa
techpoint.africa › artificial intelligence › i tried cursor vs vscode for vibe coding; here’s my review
I tried Cursor vs VSCode for vibe coding; here’s my review
June 9, 2025 - Officially registered, I could now open a new project and type what I wanted to build, and Cursor would instantly work through the code for me. If I got stuck, I just needed to ask questions in the chat sidebar and get clear answers or code fixes. Let’s look into the features I found in both AI.
AI IXX
aiixx.ai › blog › cursor-ai-review-code-your-dreams-no-experience-required
Cursor AI Review: Code Your Dreams, No Experience Required | AI IXX
October 5, 2024 - I tried building an app with Cursor AI, an AI coding assistant, and the journey was a rollercoaster! From initial triumphs to debugging nightmares, this review explores the reality of coding with AI.