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I predict that in 6-12 months we'll all be back on VS Code. I would hate to have Microsoft as a direct competitor, especially in a space they care so much about
by a13n 1y ago
I predict that in 6-12 months we'll all be back on VS Code. I would hate to have Microsoft as a direct competitor, especially in a space they care so much about (developers + AI).
- gsibble 1y agoAgreed. There's no way Cursor can stay ahead when they really don't have much of a moat. Don't get me wrong, I love Cursor but is seems Microsoft could just rip it all off and put it in base VS Code.
- outside1234 1y agoWhich they have basically done and are closing in on them fast
- yunwal 1y agoYou and I have not tried the same vscode
- electroly 1y agoTheir main supplier (Anthropic) is also a direct competitor (Claude Code). I love Cursor but boy, what a tough place to be in. It's hard to see how it works out for them in the end.
- throwaway314155 1y agoCode isn't as strictly competitive as the IDE's are. Code even has solid VS Code integration. It's effectively a plugin, just one that isn't tied to any one IDE.
- fizx 1y agoCursor+Gemini MAX is pretty good these days. It seems like Claude Code and C+GM leapfrog each other every month or two. Cursor has a lot of potential leverage owning the developer and the training data streams and commoditizing the underlying model.
- autoconfig 1y agoThis thesis has existed since Cursor first started, and the gap between them and VSCode has only widened since then. It’s worth spending some time thinking about why that may be before having such strong conviction about their demise.
- rched 1y ago> the gap between them and VSCode has only widened since then What is in this gap? Do you know of any good resources that outline the features that Cursor provides over VSCode with Copilot?
- keeganpoppen 1y agohave you tried using either of them?
- yunwal 1y agoYou can't really name a list of features that cursor has that copilot doesn't. It's more like: Cursor appears to heavily dogfood their features, VSCode's copilot seems to check the feature boxes, but each one sucks to use. The autocomplete popups are jarring. The copilot agent doesn't seem to gather the correct context. They still haven't figured out tool calling. It's really something you have to try rather than look at a checklist of features.
- tough 1y agoI think your knowledge is a bit outdated? Cursor definetley still has an edge, but VSCode Github Copilot UI has come a long way and using the same underlying models for both the results are fairly similar and change only in ux niceties stuff like background agents cursor is way ahead. Zed Editor is a nice contender too
- yunwal 1y agoI tried copilot agent like 3 weeks ago. If that much has changed since then, props to Microsoft. Zed is very nice, it’s just a totally different workflow. I think people who work in a domain where AI is not particularly strong would be better off with Zed, since Cursor’s way of reviewing edits is a little clumsy.
- ta988 1y agoHave you used copilot recently? It is absolutely useless these days.
- nikcub 1y agoThe new memory feature on Cursor is going to keep me locked in for the foreseeable future. It's _really_ good.