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Re: Cursor CLI

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Post by tsvetkov »

worldsayshi wrote: post #27
gorjusborg wrote: post #14

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Flip your thinking around for a second and consider why an IDE is required for an agent that codes for you? The IDE/editor is for me, the agent doesn't need it. That also means I am not forced to used whatever imperfect forked IDE the agent is implemented against.

> why an IDE is required for an agent that codes for you Because the agents aren't yet good enough for a hands off experience. You have to continuously monitor what it does if you want a passable code base.

Sure, but monitoring, reviewing and steering does not really require modern IDEs in their current form. Also, I'm sure agents can benefit from parts of IDE functionality (navigation, static analysis, integration with build tools, codebase indexing, ...), but they sure don't need the UI. And without UI those parts can become simpler, more composable and more portable (being compatible with multiple agent tools). IMO another way to think about CLI agentic coding tools as of new form of IDEs.

Re: Cursor CLI

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Post by wilg »

amclennon wrote: post #8

At this point, there are more AI coding agents announced every week than Javascript frameworks, but to be honest, I'm here for it.

Think how many JavaScript frameworks can be vibe coded now!

Re: Cursor CLI

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Post by anthonypasq »

jstummbillig wrote: post #7
unsupp0rted wrote: post #2

What's the benefit of this compared to the IDE? To be more like Claude Code?

I am so curious to know. Why is Cursor not just putting whatever this supposedly does better into... Cursor?

i dont think it actually does anything better than the chat window in the editor. its strictly worse tbh. it just lets you not be tied to a VSCode interface for editing.im sure Jetbrains diehards would very much appreciate this, but honestly i will find it hard to utilize given the fact Cursor's tab auto-complete is so amazing.

Re: Cursor CLI

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Post by buremba »

alessandrorubio wrote: post #17

Wouldn't be better to just use the Warp AI solution at this point?

Only if it would work. I think they miss a big opportunity here by (1) not caring about security at all, (2) trying to develop their own model and only make it available in the cloud.

Re: Cursor CLI

#38

Post by kylecordes »

wilg wrote: post #33
amclennon wrote: post #8

At this point, there are more AI coding agents announced every week than Javascript frameworks, but to be honest, I'm here for it.

Think how many JavaScript frameworks can be vibe coded now!

(This is an exaggeration:)

Sure, you can have your LLM code with any JavaScript framework you want, as long as you don't mind it randomly dropping React code and React-isms in the middle of your app.

Re: Cursor CLI

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Post by stavros »

wilg wrote: post #33
amclennon wrote: post #8

At this point, there are more AI coding agents announced every week than Javascript frameworks, but to be honest, I'm here for it.

Think how many JavaScript frameworks can be vibe coded now!

Why would we create a framework to make coding easier when nobody writes code by hand any more?

Re: Cursor CLI

#40

Post by stavros »

gorjusborg wrote: post #14
unsupp0rted wrote: post #2

What's the benefit of this compared to the IDE? To be more like Claude Code?

Flip your thinking around for a second and consider why an IDE is required for an agent that codes for you? The IDE/editor is for me, the agent doesn't need it. That also means I am not forced to used whatever imperfect forked IDE the agent is implemented against.

I don't really need an IDE, but I do need a great code review interface.
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