Does AI-Assisted Coding Deliver? A Difference-in-Differences Study of Cursor's Impact on Software Projects arxiv.org/abs/2511.04427
Does AI-Assisted Coding Deliver? A Difference-in-Differences Study of Cursor's Impact on Software Projects
Large language models (LLMs) have demonstrated the promise to revolutionize the field of software engineering. Among other things, LLM agents are rapidly gaining momentum in their application to…
arxiv.org
November 17, 2025 at 7:01 PM
Does AI-Assisted Coding Deliver? A Difference-in-Differences Study of Cursor's Impact on Software Projects arxiv.org/abs/2511.04427
I’ve used Cursor’s Composer—it’s legitimately good. Easily on par with Sonnet 4/4.5 and very fast. Makes me wonder if there’s any moat left for frontier model builders, and might explain why they’re trying to set $1.4T on fire.
cursor.com/blog/composer
cursor.com/blog/composer
Composer: Building a fast frontier model with RL · Cursor
Built to make you extraordinarily productive, Cursor is the best way to code with AI.
cursor.com
November 2, 2025 at 11:53 PM
I’ve used Cursor’s Composer—it’s legitimately good. Easily on par with Sonnet 4/4.5 and very fast. Makes me wonder if there’s any moat left for frontier model builders, and might explain why they’re trying to set $1.4T on fire.
cursor.com/blog/composer
cursor.com/blog/composer
Cursor’s Composer-1 thinks in Chinese
TIL that most people immediately think this means it’s a Chinese model
nah, every model has a massive amount of Chinese language in its training dataset
imo it just means they didn’t spend a lot of time forcing it to think in English
TIL that most people immediately think this means it’s a Chinese model
nah, every model has a massive amount of Chinese language in its training dataset
imo it just means they didn’t spend a lot of time forcing it to think in English
October 31, 2025 at 10:33 AM
Cursor’s Composer-1 thinks in Chinese
TIL that most people immediately think this means it’s a Chinese model
nah, every model has a massive amount of Chinese language in its training dataset
imo it just means they didn’t spend a lot of time forcing it to think in English
TIL that most people immediately think this means it’s a Chinese model
nah, every model has a massive amount of Chinese language in its training dataset
imo it just means they didn’t spend a lot of time forcing it to think in English
debugging why a random bracket is getting into my DOM when the submit button is submitting, and Cursor's solution was to FADE OUT THE ENTIRE FORM SO USERS COULDN'T SEE THE RANDOM BRACKET BECAUSE THEY WOULDN'T BE ABLE TO SEE ANYTHING lmao
October 21, 2025 at 3:22 PM
debugging why a random bracket is getting into my DOM when the submit button is submitting, and Cursor's solution was to FADE OUT THE ENTIRE FORM SO USERS COULDN'T SEE THE RANDOM BRACKET BECAUSE THEY WOULDN'T BE ABLE TO SEE ANYTHING lmao
i found out u could set custom cursors + found a legoshi cursor today
im so happy.. ;; my precious boy will surf the internet with me now
im so happy.. ;; my precious boy will surf the internet with me now
October 6, 2025 at 10:58 AM
i found out u could set custom cursors + found a legoshi cursor today
im so happy.. ;; my precious boy will surf the internet with me now
im so happy.. ;; my precious boy will surf the internet with me now
I’m convinced Anthropic threatened Cursor when both Claude Code’s product manager and developer joined, which led them to return to Anthropic after just two weeks.
All of Cursor’s demo videos now feature GPT-5.
…and yeah, Anthropic would do that — just like they did to WindSurf.
All of Cursor’s demo videos now feature GPT-5.
…and yeah, Anthropic would do that — just like they did to WindSurf.
September 24, 2025 at 3:53 AM
I’m convinced Anthropic threatened Cursor when both Claude Code’s product manager and developer joined, which led them to return to Anthropic after just two weeks.
All of Cursor’s demo videos now feature GPT-5.
…and yeah, Anthropic would do that — just like they did to WindSurf.
All of Cursor’s demo videos now feature GPT-5.
…and yeah, Anthropic would do that — just like they did to WindSurf.
A related example is Cursor's composer; a diverging UI from the main Cursor experience (maybe to de-risk?). That team made a fatal error by not integrating multi file edit workflows into their core chat UI like Windsurf.
Over-specification is incredibly expensive
December 21, 2024 at 7:45 PM
A related example is Cursor's composer; a diverging UI from the main Cursor experience (maybe to de-risk?). That team made a fatal error by not integrating multi file edit workflows into their core chat UI like Windsurf.
You can move Cursor's Composer to a separate window, here's how:
December 10, 2024 at 9:56 PM
You can move Cursor's Composer to a separate window, here's how:
Join me tomorrow for a live DX Audit of Cursor's website and IDE!
Have you used Cursor before? I'd love to hear your thoughts as well 👀
Have you used Cursor before? I'd love to hear your thoughts as well 👀
January 3, 2025 at 1:01 AM
Join me tomorrow for a live DX Audit of Cursor's website and IDE!
Have you used Cursor before? I'd love to hear your thoughts as well 👀
Have you used Cursor before? I'd love to hear your thoughts as well 👀
Cursor’s AI glitch triggers viral fallout—and raises questions about chatbot reliability | Fortune fortune.com/article/cust...
A customer support AI went rogue—and it’s a warning for every company considering replacing workers with automation
A hallucinating customer support bot—and a viral backlash—shows how fast things can go wrong in the age of AI automation.
fortune.com
April 20, 2025 at 10:51 AM
Cursor’s AI glitch triggers viral fallout—and raises questions about chatbot reliability | Fortune fortune.com/article/cust...
Seriously though, AI aside, it's worth learning from how thoughtfully Cursor's UI is designed
June 3, 2025 at 2:50 AM
Seriously though, AI aside, it's worth learning from how thoughtfully Cursor's UI is designed
Reverse Engineering Cursor's LLM Client Link: https://www. tensorzero.com/blog/reverse-en gineering-cursors-llm-client/ Discussion: https:// news.ycombinator.com/item?id=4 4207063
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June 7, 2025 at 6:55 PM
Reverse Engineering Cursor's LLM Client https://www. tensorzero.com/blog/reverse-en gineering-cursors-llm-client/ # ycombinator
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June 7, 2025 at 7:34 AM
Reverse Engineering Cursor's LLM Client Article URL: https://www.tensorzero.com/blog/reverse-engineering-cursors-llm-client/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44207063 Points: 1 # Comments: 0
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June 7, 2025 at 3:20 AM
Cursor’s No-AI, Hands-on Hiring Approach
https://www.europesays.com/2156355/
To get hired at Cursor, an AI coding assistant built by Anysphere, you can’t use AI in your…
https://www.europesays.com/2156355/
To get hired at Cursor, an AI coding assistant built by Anysphere, you can’t use AI in your…
Cursor's No-AI, Hands-on Hiring Approach - EUROPE SAYS
To get hired at Cursor, an AI coding assistant built by Anysphere, you can't use AI in your interview.
www.europesays.com
June 12, 2025 at 8:00 AM
Cursor’s No-AI, Hands-on Hiring Approach
https://www.europesays.com/2156355/
To get hired at Cursor, an AI coding assistant built by Anysphere, you can’t use AI in your…
https://www.europesays.com/2156355/
To get hired at Cursor, an AI coding assistant built by Anysphere, you can’t use AI in your…
I am loving watching the vibecoding bubble bursting and reforming in real time. It turns out it is ludicrously expensive to have humongous billion parameter models generate a whole library of code in a loop hundreds of times per hour rather than, you know, "writing code." Cursor's pricing model […]
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July 16, 2025 at 10:43 PM
I am loving watching the vibecoding bubble bursting and reforming in real time. It turns out it is ludicrously expensive to have humongous billion parameter models generate a whole library of code in a loop hundreds of times per hour rather than, you know, "writing code." Cursor's pricing model […]
I like to think LLMs turned us from craftsmen into wizards still too young to be aware that making spells is also a craft
hackernoon.com/two-hours-wi...
hackernoon.com/two-hours-wi...
August 21, 2025 at 8:05 PM
I like to think LLMs turned us from craftsmen into wizards still too young to be aware that making spells is also a craft
hackernoon.com/two-hours-wi...
hackernoon.com/two-hours-wi...
@ryanflorence https://x.com/ryanflorence/status/1961423780410265679 #x-ryanflorence
Can you get cursor's autocomplete to follow some rules or is that thing just gonna want to make everything React?
Can you get cursor's autocomplete to follow some rules or is that thing just gonna want to make everything React?
August 29, 2025 at 2:00 PM
@ryanflorence https://x.com/ryanflorence/status/1961423780410265679 #x-ryanflorence
Can you get cursor's autocomplete to follow some rules or is that thing just gonna want to make everything React?
Can you get cursor's autocomplete to follow some rules or is that thing just gonna want to make everything React?
So inference costs MUST go down to make Cursor profitable. But they aren't, because everyone likes the shiny models. They can't revert to cheap models because they don't work for Cursor's use case.
October 28, 2025 at 4:24 PM
So inference costs MUST go down to make Cursor profitable. But they aren't, because everyone likes the shiny models. They can't revert to cheap models because they don't work for Cursor's use case.
Momentum beats perfection.
Every. Single. Time.
Especially when your cursor’s blinking at you.
Every. Single. Time.
Especially when your cursor’s blinking at you.
November 8, 2025 at 2:43 PM
Momentum beats perfection.
Every. Single. Time.
Especially when your cursor’s blinking at you.
Every. Single. Time.
Especially when your cursor’s blinking at you.
Cursor courted top engineers by flying across the world to meet them and making up dinners — even after they said no
Cursor's CEO said the team flew across the world and made up dinners to court top engineers. The startup will "do anything possible to get the most talented people," Michael Truell…
Cursor's CEO said the team flew across the world and made up dinners to court top engineers. The startup will "do anything possible to get the most talented people," Michael Truell…
Cursor courted top engineers by flying across the world to meet them and making up dinners — even after they said no
Cursor's CEO said the team flew across the world and made up dinners to court top engineers. The startup will "do anything possible to get the most talented people," Michael Truell said. Truell also said that Cursor uses a two-day on-site work trial to test candidates' skills and fit. When most companies get turned down by a job candidate, they move on.
todayheadline.co
November 11, 2025 at 7:47 AM
Cursor courted top engineers by flying across the world to meet them and making up dinners — even after they said no
Cursor's CEO said the team flew across the world and made up dinners to court top engineers. The startup will "do anything possible to get the most talented people," Michael Truell…
Cursor's CEO said the team flew across the world and made up dinners to court top engineers. The startup will "do anything possible to get the most talented people," Michael Truell…
Alert: Hackers exploit rogue MCP servers to inject malicious code into Cursor's embedded browser. Developers, ensure your tools are secure! #CyberSecurity #DeveloperTools #MCPVulnerability Link: thedailytechfeed.com/hackers-expl...
November 17, 2025 at 5:30 PM
Alert: Hackers exploit rogue MCP servers to inject malicious code into Cursor's embedded browser. Developers, ensure your tools are secure! #CyberSecurity #DeveloperTools #MCPVulnerability Link: thedailytechfeed.com/hackers-expl...
VimTips: Vim's visual block selection is great for slice operations in tables or stuff aligned across many lines
Ctrl+v and now selection only happens from cursor's column. You can select one or more columns of tables, cut (d) and paste (p) them elsewhere in the table (or elsewhere)
Ctrl+v and now selection only happens from cursor's column. You can select one or more columns of tables, cut (d) and paste (p) them elsewhere in the table (or elsewhere)
January 26, 2025 at 12:17 AM
VimTips: Vim's visual block selection is great for slice operations in tables or stuff aligned across many lines
Ctrl+v and now selection only happens from cursor's column. You can select one or more columns of tables, cut (d) and paste (p) them elsewhere in the table (or elsewhere)
Ctrl+v and now selection only happens from cursor's column. You can select one or more columns of tables, cut (d) and paste (p) them elsewhere in the table (or elsewhere)
Vim-mode in VSCode/Cursor is a no-go for me unless I can hold down `k` and `j` to go up and down, etc.
This only works on Mac if you enable key-repeating for these specific apps.
It is well documented for VSCode, but Cursor's Bundle ID is nonsense.
Here is how to do it
github.com/jbranchaud/t...
This only works on Mac if you enable key-repeating for these specific apps.
It is well documented for VSCode, but Cursor's Bundle ID is nonsense.
Here is how to do it
github.com/jbranchaud/t...
github.com
November 21, 2024 at 5:26 PM
Vim-mode in VSCode/Cursor is a no-go for me unless I can hold down `k` and `j` to go up and down, etc.
This only works on Mac if you enable key-repeating for these specific apps.
It is well documented for VSCode, but Cursor's Bundle ID is nonsense.
Here is how to do it
github.com/jbranchaud/t...
This only works on Mac if you enable key-repeating for these specific apps.
It is well documented for VSCode, but Cursor's Bundle ID is nonsense.
Here is how to do it
github.com/jbranchaud/t...