Ask HN: Cursor vs. Windsurf

Posted by glaksmono on Wednesday January 22, 2025 @08:56AM
from the ask-hn dept.

Which do you guys use, and why

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Re:Ask HN: Cursor vs. Windsurf by cloudking on Wednesday January 22, 2025 @09:12AM (#42793031)

Cursor Agent mode all day. It's like having a SWE and devops expert combined.

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Re:Ask HN: Cursor vs. Windsurf by glaksmono on Wednesday January 22, 2025 @05:33PM (#42798232)

Agreed. Same with me. have u tried windsurf?

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Re:Ask HN: Cursor vs. Windsurf by bearjaws on Wednesday January 22, 2025 @09:09AM (#42793007)

aider.

Because it seems to edit really well, understand context and commits each change using git, making rollbacks trivial.

Also I just like using command line as a context for interacting with AI, it creates a hard divide between the AI and the editor.

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Re:Ask HN: Cursor vs. Windsurf by glaksmono on Wednesday January 22, 2025 @05:33PM (#42798236)

this is new, will check it out

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