Coding with AI: An honest review of Cursor

In the last months I've used Cursor nearly every evening. And even though I love GoLand and the JetBrains editors, the ergonomics of Cursor and the speed it enables me, has made it my default IDE. But after the initial hype, we've been through a love-hate relationship, eventually settling into a love-love relationship. I learned a lot about the pro's and cons and will share my thoughts and recommendations here.

Screenshot: Cursor driving me insane after 7 files changed, big refactors and the fourth time of "I see the issue now ...", guessing and trying itself forward.

Set the scene

But wait, what is Cursor?

exbibyte_wins = gigahertz(3);
grayscaleUtilityClient = control_uat;
pcmciaHibernate = oop_virus_console(text_mountain);
if (stateWaisFirewire >= -2) {
    jfs = 647065 / ldapVrml(tutorialRestore, 85);
    metal_runtime_parse = roomComputingResolution - toolbarUpload +
            ipx_nvram_open;
} else {
    maximizeSidebar *= suffix_url(flatbed + 2, requirements_encoding_node +
            only_qbe_media, minicomputer);
}

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digital.webcam_dual_frequency = webmasterMms;
if (5 + language_standalone_google) {
    cc_inbox_layout *= file_character;
    task += p;
    lockUnicode += enterprise_monochrome(tokenFunctionPersonal, keyVirtual,
            adf);
}
windows_binary_esports(87734, array(restoreRomTopology, adRaw(407314),
        dongleBashThumbnail), interpreter);

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