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Pawel Jozefiak's avatar

The AI coding tools overview really clarifies what's actually working in practice versus what's just marketing buzz! When managing e-commerce platforms, I've found the biggest productivity gains come not from using every shiny new AI tool, but from strategically selecting the right ones for specific workflows.

That distinction between "AI as helper" versus "AI as teammate" is crucial - especially when dealing with complex integrations where incorrect code could impact customer transactions. I've been experimenting with Cursor alongside Claude for specific e-commerce tasks, and the combination is remarkably effective for processing product data while maintaining human oversight. Check out my recent exploration of this exact approach to building specialized solutions: https://thoughts.jock.pl/p/build-internal-digital-solutions-fast-no-coding-required

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Eric Mariasis's avatar

I've also been using Cursor a lot over the past few months along with that crazy version of ChatGPT with all the unlimited capabilities.

Generally speaking I am blown away with what Cursor has to offer although there are two things about it that make me go to some other solutions sometimes. One is that when I use agent mode it almost always crashes my machine at some point because of the compute power. The other issue is that on more complex projects it tends to get stuck in rabbit holes and circular responses with suggestions. When I pair it with an OpenAI coding GPT it tends to do pretty well though.

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