Spent $510 on cursor in the last 30d – AMA

1 xucian 2 8/10/2025, 8:15:57 AM
was it worth it? yes. will I keep using cursor? perhaps, but will definitely be checking other options.

I did got enough value for the money, but I feel it could've been cheaper

Comments (2)

martianlantern · 2d ago
What types of projects do you use cursor heavily for and what did you stop doing because of cursor, what did you start doing more of?
xucian · 2d ago
everything. fullstack (django + svelte) at the moment

I stopped thinking very deeply about problems, idk if this is the right way to put it (like, now I just think of where to place my smartbulb and how to pair it with my phone, not how to manufacture it). I know this is not seen as good, but still the price-to-value is worth it, but instead I think of them more broadly. I can fly through the possibility space much faster. I do hope to try claude code, i.e. closer to the metal, just have to find the time to figure out the vscode integrations, what's the ".cursorrules" analogue (if any) etc.

I started consuming more content (reading, watching), replying emails, posting on x/hn/reddit while the it generates my code. I also have more motivation to wear the product-guy hat and get mentally closer to my future user