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Cursor

An AI-native code editor Hamzify has written about as a daily driver on existing codebases and as the editor used in several build logs. The pages below are coverage of that work, not a product brochure.

10 articles

Who this may help. Developers who already live in an editor and will supervise multi-file agent edits rather than treat them as finished work.

Review

  • ReviewReviews

    Cursor Review: Two Weeks Inside a Real Codebase

    A hands-on review of Cursor as a daily driver on an existing production codebase — where agent mode earns its keep, where it costs you time, and who should stay in their current editor.

    Hamza
    Reviews6 min read

Comparison

  • ComparisonComparisons

    Cursor vs GitHub Copilot: Same Four Tasks, Both Tools

    A use-case comparison of Cursor and GitHub Copilot run through identical tasks — refactoring, a new feature, an unfamiliar codebase and test writing — with a recommendation for each.

    Hamza
    Comparisons5 min read

Build log

  • Build logBuild Logs

    I Gave AI Agents a Real SaaS Build. Here Is Where It Broke.

    A full build log of shipping a small SaaS with coding agents doing most of the typing: what the agents handled well, the three places they stalled, and what a human still had to own.

    Hamza
    Build Logs6 min read
  • Build logBuild Logs

    Rebuilding My Portfolio With AI: A Weekend Build Log

    A build log of rebuilding a developer portfolio in a weekend with AI writing most of the code — the design decisions that had to stay human, and the performance work that got missed.

    Hamza
    Build Logs5 min read

Experiment

  • ExperimentVibe Coding

    Can an AI Agent Build a Chrome Extension From One Prompt?

    An experiment in single-prompt development: one paragraph of requirements, an agent, and a Chrome extension that has to actually load in a browser and work.

    Hamza
    Vibe Coding5 min read
  • ExperimentVibe Coding

    Prompt to Deployed Product in One Evening: What Held Up

    An experiment in shipping a small real product in a single evening with AI doing most of the implementation — and an honest account of which shortcuts were fine and which were debt.

    Hamza
    Vibe Coding5 min read

Workflow

  • WorkflowWorkflows

    The AI Pair Programming Loop I Actually Use

    A repeatable five-step loop for working with an AI coding assistant on a real codebase: brief, constrain, generate, verify, integrate — and what belongs in each step.

    Hamza
    Workflows5 min read

Guide

  • GuideResources

    The AI Coding Toolbox: What Each Category Is Actually For

    A guide to the AI development tool landscape organised by the job each category does — editors, agents, CLI tools, review bots and model routers — and how to tell when you need one.

    Hamza
    Resources5 min read

Resource

  • ResourceResources

    A Context Checklist for Briefing Coding Agents

    A reference checklist for what an AI coding agent needs to know before it starts: the seven inputs that change output quality, and the ones that only add noise.

    Hamza
    Resources4 min read

This page only lists published Hamzify articles that mention Cursor. It is not a complete catalogue of the product. Official documentation: Cursor docs. All tool coverage.