Keep getting back to cursor for clarity and speed
By ZenMaker756 · QUESTION · About Cursor
I use multiple coding agents and apps, various CLI's, vscode, codex app and more.
I find that from time to time when i need Clarity and Speed I get back to cursor. When I read its responses it just feel more right more like talking to a peer. Also somehow the screen formatting, the look and feel of responses is superior, not to talk about speed which is stateo of the art. I'm just on auto mode there.
I know the drill, "I prefer to have something slow and smartethis community accurate" yeah and this is why i use combination of them, and when my priority is clarity talking to an AI peer saner Agent UI and formatting - I switch back to cursor.
I'm saying this since i dont see much comments on this.
Anyone else feel the same / otherwise? Specifically for people who use all of them in combination (vscode, CC, codex, opencode, junie, kilo, and all cli's, plugins, extensions).
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Comments (7)
SwiftMaker840: I too love Cursor but if it wasn't for my workplace covering the cost, I would not have used it.
I easily reach 700$ a month.
EpicPulse839: lemme be honest, I use all the tools and hands-down I dont really like Cursor. Your much better off using Claude Code and Codex. Cursor tends to create quite a number of bugs in my opinion and I can't let it run for hours on separate worktrees like Codex without major code reviews/refactoring later.
EpicPulse839: For interactive coding, cursor is still really good. Thing is the world is moving away from this type of coding. The world is moving to orchestrated agents. For you, if you are a programmer by trade, you need to conform to opencode, codex, Claude code, etc. If you just do this for fun on the sid
BlazePhoenix541: I use CC for greenfield work and Cursor for everything else
SarahKim: yes! claude code tells me its ‘discombubulating…’ with some fancy animation. meanwhile cursor kicks off readable sub agents, shows actions better and exposes thinking clearly. its just better in every way.
ChillDragon399: want to quit cursor, because the updates are a big disappointment. cursor auto is getting more stupid every update. this update is complete useless and i have to prevent cursor from changing code.
SwiftOrbit917: honestly same, i bounce between cursor and claude code depending on the task. cursor is just snappier for quick stuff and the formatting feels cleaner, but when i need deep context awareness for bigger refactors claude code wins. using both is lowkey the move rn
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