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Cursor

Cursor

The AI code editor that writes code for you

Cursor is a fork of VS Code with deep AI integration. It can write, edit, and debug code using natural language. Tab-complete on steroids with full codebase context.

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The Builder

The Builder

Developer Perspective

Ship

Replaced my entire VS Code setup in a day. The codebase-aware completions are genuinely useful, not just autocomplete with extra steps.

The Skeptic

The Skeptic

Reality Check

Ship

I was ready to be unimpressed. I wasn't. It actually understands project context and the multi-file edits work. Rare for an AI tool to deliver on the promise.

The Futurist

The Futurist

Big Picture

Ship

This is what the IDE of 2030 looks like, shipped in 2024. Every code editor will work this way within 2 years. Early adopters win.

Community Sentiment

Overall6,310 mentions
80% positive10% neutral10% negative
Reddit1240 mentions

Tab completions are genuinely useful — not just autocomplete with extra steps

X/Twitter3400 mentions

Switched from VS Code in a day and never looked back

Product Hunt890 mentions

Best developer tool launch of the year

Hacker News780 mentions

Good but the privacy implications of sending code to a cloud model concern me