A software engineer and dev agency owner shares their experience using Cursor AI over two months, breaking down the strengths and limitations of three main features: Cursor Agents, Composer, and Chat. The post provides practical guidelines for when to use each feature effectively, based on real-world project implementation experience.
Leverage Cursor Agents for initial project setup, dependency management, and broad-scope configuration tasks
Employ Cursor Composer for specific code modifications and refactoring tasks with existing code
Use Cursor Chat for rapid codebase understanding and quick questions
Avoid using Cursor Agents for tasks requiring precise control over code changes
Avoid using Cursor Chat for solving significant technical issues
A web developer shares their experience and best practices for using the Cursor AI code assistant after 6 months of daily usage. The post outlines three main tips: switching between AI models, using example-based code generation for UI components, and leveraging structural examples for data manipulation functions.
A developer shares their positive experience using new .mdc cursor/rules files for improved code generation in Convex projects. The implementation demonstrates significant improvement in one-shot code generation compared to previous methods, reducing the need for multiple prompts and showing enhanced effectiveness over traditional documentation-based approaches.
A developer shares their 4-month experience using Cursor Pro, detailing specific workflow optimizations and challenges. The post covers successful strategies like .cursorrules optimization, debug statement usage, and context management, while also highlighting limitations with less common technologies like Firebase/TypeScript, SwiftUI, and Svelte 5.
A user shares a valuable tip for improving code generation quality in Cursor AI by explicitly requesting it to ask clarifying questions. The post highlights how adding a simple prompt rule can prevent hallucinated code and lead to more accurate, contextually appropriate code generation through interactive refinement.
A developer seeking alternatives to the Cursor code editor after using it for app development with Claude Sonnet for nearly a year. The user expresses satisfaction with their current workflow but is interested in exploring potentially better AI-powered development tools or agents given the rapid pace of advancement in the space.