Ask HN: Cursor vs. Windsurf

3 pointsglaksmono4 comments

Which do you guys use, and why

Cursor Agent mode all day. It's like having a SWE and devops expert combined.

Agreed. Same with me. have u tried windsurf?

aider.

Because it seems to edit really well, understand context and commits each change using git, making rollbacks trivial.

Also I just like using command line as a context for interacting with AI, it creates a hard divide between the AI and the editor.

this is new, will check it out