Tag: cursor
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Cursor: Agent mode as a disciplined driver, not a replacement for review
A field-tested take on agent mode as a disciplined driver, not a replacement for review with Cursor: what it rewards, where it breaks, and how to keep the workflow honest.
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Cursor: Writing .cursorrules that actually stay short and enforceable
A field-tested take on writing .cursorrules that actually stay short and enforceable with Cursor: what it rewards, where it breaks, and how to keep the workflow honest.
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Cursor: Using MCP inside Cursor to give the agent a real toolbox
A field-tested take on using MCP inside Cursor to give the agent a real toolbox with Cursor: what it rewards, where it breaks, and how to keep the workflow honest.
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Cursor: Migrating a legacy module without losing git history or sanity
A field-tested take on migrating a legacy module without losing git history or sanity with Cursor: what it rewards, where it breaks, and how to keep the workflow honest.
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Keeping tests running in the background while the agent edits
Cursor's agent mode moves fast enough that a broken test can sit unnoticed for several turns. Running the suite in watch mode alongside it turns a silent failure into an immediate one, and changes how much you trust letting the agent keep going.
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Cheap wins: the keybindings that turn Cursor back into a proper editor
Cursor's default shortcuts collide with a decade of VS Code muscle memory. Here are the remaps that stop the AI from hijacking keys you already own, and the two bindings worth adding.
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Cursor: Right amount of automation before it becomes magical thinking
A field-tested take on the right amount of automation before it becomes magical thinking with Cursor: what it rewards, where it breaks, and how to keep the workflow honest.
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Cursor: Resetting indexes when completions start feeling stale
A field-tested take on resetting indexes when completions start feeling stale with Cursor: what it rewards, where it breaks, and how to keep the workflow honest.
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Cursor: Pairing tab with explicit intent comments to steer predictions
A field-tested take on pairing tab with explicit intent comments to steer predictions with Cursor: what it rewards, where it breaks, and how to keep the workflow honest.
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Cursor: Composer runs that land a feature in a single reviewable diff
A field-tested take on composer runs that land a feature in a single reviewable diff with Cursor: what it rewards, where it breaks, and how to keep the workflow honest.
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The AI Coding Setup That Made Me 3x Faster on My MacBook
My complete AI coding setup on macOS with Claude Code, Cursor, and Ollama plus Continue for offline autocomplete. An honest breakdown of where the 3x speedup comes from and where AI slows you down.
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Cursor: Agent mode as a disciplined driver, not a replacement for review
A field-tested take on agent mode as a disciplined driver, not a replacement for review with Cursor: what it rewards, where it breaks, and how to keep the workflow honest.
More posts tagged cursor
- Cursor: Writing .cursorrules that actually stay short and enforceable
- Cursor: Using MCP inside Cursor to give the agent a real toolbox
- Cursor: Migrating a legacy module without losing git history or sanity
- Cursor: Keeping tests running in the background while the agent edits
- Cursor: Cheap wins: keybindings that turn Cursor into a proper editor
- Cursor: Right amount of automation before it becomes magical thinking
- Cursor: Resetting indexes when completions start feeling stale
- Cursor: Pairing tab with explicit intent comments to steer predictions
- Cursor: Composer runs that land a feature in a single reviewable diff
- Cursor: Agent mode as a disciplined driver, not a replacement for review
- Cursor: Writing .cursorrules that actually stay short and enforceable
- Cursor: Teaching Cursor the house style without a wall of prose
- Cursor: First code review after a heavy Cursor day
- Cursor: Learning to write intent in comments, not in chat
- Cursor: Pricing tier choices with incomplete information
- Cursor: Undoing Cursor changes on purpose, a first discipline
- Cursor: MCP inside Cursor as an early glimpse of the toolbelt
- Cursor: When agent mode decided to write tests we never wrote
- Cursor: First week we stopped fighting Cursor and let it drive
- Cursor: Indexing hiccups on a monorepo larger than the demo
- Cursor: Composer for the first multi-file refactor we trusted
- Cursor: Tab predict surprises that made us rewrite comments
- Cursor: Agent mode as a faster, more honest pair programmer
- Cursor: Writing a .cursorrules file that did not embarrass us
- Cursor: First hour inside Cursor after years of VS Code
- Cursor: Teaching Cursor the house style without a wall of prose
- Cursor: First code review after a heavy Cursor day
- Cursor: Learning to write intent in comments, not in chat
- Cursor: Pricing tier choices with incomplete information
- Cursor: Undoing Cursor changes on purpose, a first discipline
- Cursor: MCP inside Cursor as an early glimpse of the toolbelt
- Cursor: When agent mode decided to write tests we never wrote
- Cursor: First week we stopped fighting Cursor and let it drive
- Cursor: Indexing hiccups on a monorepo larger than the demo
- Cursor: Composer for the first multi-file refactor we trusted
- Cursor: Tab predict surprises that made us rewrite comments
- Cursor: Agent mode as a faster, more honest pair programmer
- Cursor: Writing a .cursorrules file that did not embarrass us
- Cursor: First hour inside Cursor after years of VS Code