> At the end of the day, though, I'm usually left with the feeling I'd have made more solid progress with slower, closer attention
Does you think this feeling reflects the usual underestimation we're all guilty of, or do you think it's accurate?
Does you think this feeling reflects the usual underestimation we're all guilty of, or do you think it's accurate?
I'm using Cursor mostly for exploratory/weekend projects. I usually opt for stacks/libraries I'm less familiar with, so I think there's some optimism/uncertainty to account for there.
I think there's another aspect to progress involving learning/becoming fluent in a codebase. When I build something from scratch, I become the expert, so familiar that later features become very easy/obvious to implement.
I haven't had this experience when I take a heavily agent-driven approach. I'm steering, but I'm not learning much. The more I progress, the harder new features feel to implement.
I don't think this is unique to working with AI. I guess the takeaway is that attention and familiarity matter.