Ask HN: What are the pros and cons of different AI coding background agents?

2 hoanh 0 6/9/2025, 8:24:53 PM

I'm experimenting with different AI background agent tools—Codex, Jules, Claude Code, and Cursor's background agent-and wondering what others have found in practice.

What are the strengths and weaknesses of each? Which one do you actually end up using daily, and why?

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Ask HN: What are the pros and cons of different AI coding background agents?

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