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seamless integration (16)

intelligent code suggestions (12)

context aware (11)

AI autocomplete (10)

code generation (10)

fast performance (9)

VS Code integration (7)

pair programming (6)

error detection (4)

real-time debugging (4)

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subscription cost (4)

occasional crashes (2)

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What's great

The best coding agent for a while. it is expensive though. you pay a premium price for a premium agent.

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subscription cost (4)

pricing is an issue, especially because that different plans that everybody has. there is not enough clarity about pricing. one can spend 2 requests (same for any other model) for an opus 4.6 request, while other can spend 7 dollars

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Cursor is just better at using the given model up to its limits. None of the other agentic products success that much. Also plan mode is a beast if you give some time to your task and plan everything carefully. While coding with the popular tech stacks, Cursor executes the plan flawlessly most of the time.

Does real-time debugging meaningfully speed up fixing issues?

Sometimes there will be a subtle bug that will haunt you for hours, if not days. Everyone who has been coding for a while, especially before the AI era experienced this. Previously, you had to trust the process, not get frustrated, and keep on trying to track down the bug with a clean mind. Software does not progress linearly. Debugging tool on the other hand, can dramatically reduce the cases this situation happening. Sometimes, AI knows more than you about the tiny aspects of your tech stack, therefore it can transform a very painful debugging session into a single prompt and couple of seconds.

On the contrary, I believe it is important to not overuse though. If you let AI do all the thinking work, over time you will lose your debugging skills. When the time comes and AI fails you to debug successfully, you still need that skill so don't overuse.

Does pair programming with the AI feel helpful or intrusive?

Almost always helpful. If you feel like it is intrusive, you can always give custom instructions and change your behavior of using AI agents to make you more comfortable. Cursor especially is good for following custom instructions.

Does Cursor handle large monorepos without lag?

Yes, big repositories are not usually a problem. There are optimization problems about big files and big changes though.

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