Cursor

Cursor envisions a future where software development transcends current limits by harmonizing human creativity with advanced AI intelligence. We are crafting the "engineer of the future," a symbiotic force that amplifies programmer effectiveness and transforms code creation into a fluid, intuitive process.

Our mission is to dissolve the barriers of traditional programming through innovations in AI-assisted coding, natural language interfaces, and privacy-conscious design. By integrating these breakthroughs directly into the development environment, we empower engineers to rapidly invent and iterate at unprecedented scale and precision.

Driven by revolutionary research and guided by a commitment to security and enterprise readiness, Cursor is building the technical foundation for worldwide software innovation that is effortless, secure, and transformative.

We've been testing Cursor for the past few months, and honestly, it's hard to go back to traditional coding once you've experienced this level of AI integration. What started as Anysphere's ambitious vision to build the "engineer of the future" has turned into something that feels surprisingly mature for such a young company.

The numbers tell part of the story — over $500 million in ARR and adoption by more than half the Fortune 500 — but using Cursor daily tells you why those numbers make sense.

Where It Really Shines

The natural language code generation is genuinely impressive. You can literally describe what you want in plain English, and Cursor translates it into working code that actually makes sense. We found ourselves writing comments like "create a function that validates email addresses and returns detailed error messages" and watching clean, production-ready code appear.

But here's what caught us off guard: the codebase querying feature. Being able to ask "where do we handle user authentication?" across a massive project and get intelligent answers feels like having a senior developer who's memorized your entire codebase sitting next to you.

The Enterprise Appeal

It's clear why companies like NVIDIA and Uber are all-in on Cursor. The enterprise features — team standardization, global model controls, SOC 2 certification — show this isn't just a cool demo tool. It's built for real-world development at scale.

The privacy approach is smart too. Your code never leaves your machine unless you explicitly want it to, which removes the biggest barrier for enterprise adoption we've seen with other AI coding tools.

Room for Growth

While Cursor's AI suggestions are impressive, they're not perfect. Sometimes the generated code needs tweaking, and the learning curve for maximizing its natural language features takes a few days. We also noticed it works better with some programming languages than others.

That said, Anysphere's $9.9 billion valuation and rapid growth suggest they're iterating fast. The fact that they're generating over a billion characters of code daily means they're getting massive amounts of real-world feedback to improve the AI models.

Who Should Consider It

If you're already comfortable with VS Code, the transition is seamless since Cursor is built on top of it. We'd especially recommend it for teams working on large codebases where the querying and bulk refactoring features really pay off.

Solo developers and small teams will appreciate the productivity boost, but larger engineering organizations will probably see the most dramatic impact. The ability to onboard new developers faster and maintain consistency across teams makes this feel less like a nice-to-have and more like essential infrastructure.