Ask HN: Cursor vs. Windsurf?
10 pointsby shrisukhani4 months ago8 comments
  • OriginalMrPink4 months ago
    It was Cursor six months ago, VC with Copilot three months ago, and currently it's Windsurf / Cursor. Copilot is lagging with features, it used to be Chat & Compose, now it's Agents and MCP stuff that's missing. But once it's in there, it just seems more robust and better integrated with everything imo.
  • TiredOfLife4 months ago
    IMHO best feature of these things is the autocomplete. And Windsurf has that feature for free including the Cursor like Tab Tab (supercomplete in Windsurf)
  • ai_coder424 months ago
    They're all playing a catchup game with each other on features. Some like GH Copilot is really falling behind as of right now. I use cursor because i like how things are set up makes sense to me.

    My recommendation: Try both. I mean really give them a fair chance, atleast 2 weeks. and see which one you like. Happy coding!

    • olibaw4 months ago
      This isn't shockingly original advice, but it did spur me to stop overthinking it and just spend some time with 'em. Tx!
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  • shrisukhani4 months ago
    I’m a happy Cursor user. Main reason is it just works great and was the first one I tried.
  • senordevnyc4 months ago
    I really wish there was something as good as Cursor for Jetbrains.
    • ai_coder424 months ago
      They did announce Junie. Close enough to cursor i feel. Link: https://www.jetbrains.com/junie/

      But, what is stopping you from moving from Jetbrains to Cursor or the likes? AFAIK, most of the functionality can be achieved via plugins / extensions on Cursor.

      Just Curious.

      • aristofun4 months ago
        Because vs code is just far inferior IDE in comparison to jetbrains.

        They (ms) went a long way in customization, bells and whistles, but haven’t yet nailed the basics.

        Most of really experienced developers i know hate it.

      • decide10004 months ago
        I use Cursor, switch to Jetbrains to validate the code.

        I don't like the VScode ui. It feels more like a 1 solution-fits-all. Jetbrains has much deeper understanding of the (debug) tools I use.

        Happy customer for 4 years.

  • gardenhedge4 months ago
    I just use vs code and a AI chat like grok or deepseek
  • surrTurr4 months ago
    use windsurf (or codeium) if you want to put up with cringe hard limits on prompts etc.

    imo cursor all the way