alt Hacker NewsRecently they also seem to have made big changes that makes Cursor worse for editing code by hand. I'm not sure what they are trying to do, but it doesn't feel like vscode fork anymore. I'm starting to consider alternatives.
To answer your question though, to me your workflow seems cumbersome. Cursor is more integrated and more frictionless.
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I felt the same, but I realized, that if you vibe code more, the changes make sense. Simple example:
Should the AI sidebar be on the left, or on the right? At some point they swapped them automatically, which was jarring (maybe a bug). But now I realize that if I'm not the one primarily writing code and navigating it, then I prefer agents in the "primary" position on the left (esp. if I have the browser on the left half of the screen, the agents are in the middle).
What annoys me the most about Cursor is the random stuff that breaks (due to its nature of VS Code fork).
The tab experience is still unparalleled. The cost might be worse than Codex/Claude sub, but they are all much, much, much cheaper than API pricing, so depends on your POV.
Cursor has two “modes” agent and ide.
In agent mode it’s horrible for editing files etc but better if you are juggling multiple chats