Taming Cursor: How I Turned an Over-Eager AI Coding Assistant into a Reliable Pair-Programmer
AI coding assistants are having a moment, and Cursor might be the loudest voice in the room. After two months running it inside a production repo, I’ve lived through the honeymoon, the heartbreak, and—thanks to a laminated prompt sheet—the happy reconciliation. If you’re considering an AI pair programmer or wondering how to reduce tech debt with AI, here’s the unfiltered story.