Ask HN: Cursor vs. Windsurf? Do you use an AI IDE? Which one and why? There’s a bunch of them at this point and it’s kinda hard to figure out one over another. Cursor and Windsurf seem like the leading players - curious what people like about one vs the other. |
My recommendation: Try both. I mean really give them a fair chance, atleast 2 weeks. and see which one you like. Happy coding!
But, what is stopping you from moving from Jetbrains to Cursor or the likes? AFAIK, most of the functionality can be achieved via plugins / extensions on Cursor.
Just Curious.
They (ms) went a long way in customization, bells and whistles, but haven’t yet nailed the basics.
Most of really experienced developers i know hate it.
I don't like the VScode ui. It feels more like a 1 solution-fits-all. Jetbrains has much deeper understanding of the (debug) tools I use.
Happy customer for 4 years.
imo cursor all the way