A detailed sharing of a developer's Cursor IDE setup, focusing on essential extensions, theme customization, and workspace layout optimization. The post highlights key productivity extensions like GitLens and Thunder Client, along with specific configuration settings for improved workflow efficiency.
Position the sidebar on the right side of the IDE to optimize space for Cursor's AI features
Use GitLens for advanced Git capabilities and code history tracking
Integrate Thunder Client for API testing within the IDE
Consider the trade-off of vertical activity bar space usage
A developer created an MCP server that incorporates James Clear's mental models to enhance AI assistant decision-making capabilities. The project provides systematic debugging approaches and programming paradigms, implemented as a package that can be easily installed via Smithery.ai and integrated with tools like Cursor, Claude Desktop, or Roo Code.
A developer shares their experience after completely switching to Cursor as their primary development environment over several months. The post highlights Cursor's continuous improvements, cost-effectiveness through integrated AI models, and learning curve considerations, while also providing resources for maximizing its potential.
A user shares a comprehensive playbook for effectively using Cursor AI code editor, specifically targeted at non-developers. The post highlights the practical aspects of using AI-assisted development tools while acknowledging the reality that some coding knowledge is still valuable, contrary to popular "no-code" marketing claims.
A post discussing cursor configuration rules, though the specific content is not provided in the original post. The high upvote ratio (98%) and moderate engagement (29 comments) suggest the content was valuable to the community.
A user shares their effective workflow for utilizing different AI models within Cursor's Composer agent. The approach involves switching between o3-mini for architecture analysis and Sonnet for implementation, with a focus on maintaining context continuity across model switches while leveraging large context mode.