My Top 6 Cursor Pro Tips (RIP GitHub Copilot)

Coding in Flow · Intermediate ·💻 AI-Assisted Coding ·1y ago

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Shares top 6 Cursor Pro tips and why it's better than VS Code and GitHub Copilot

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My best tips for the Cursor IDE and why it's much better than VS Code and GitHub Copilot. ⭐ Get my full-stack Next.js with Express & TypeScript course: https://codinginflow.com/nextjs ✅ Get my free React Best Practices course: https://www.codinginflow.com/reactbestpractices 💌 Join my newsletter for regular web dev tips: https://codinginflow.com/newsletter 💬 Join our developer community on Discord: https://codinginflow.com/discord 📣 Follow Coding in Flow on social media: Twitter: https://twitter.com/codinginflow Instagram: https://instagram.com/codinginflow TikTok: https://tiktok.com/@codinginflow Facebook: https://facebook.com/codinginflow Timestamps: 0:00 - Cursor vs GitHub Copilot 1:25 - Tip 1: Use a "thinking" model 2:19 - Tip 2: Paste documentation links into the chat 2:59 - Tip 3: Set up User Rules 3:44 - Tip 4: Create a "project-specs.md" file 4:34 - Tip 5: Divide your tasks 5:09 - Tip 6: Always verify the code yourself 5:39 - Why the future of AI coding is good
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Chapters (8)

Cursor vs GitHub Copilot
1:25 Tip 1: Use a "thinking" model
2:19 Tip 2: Paste documentation links into the chat
2:59 Tip 3: Set up User Rules
3:44 Tip 4: Create a "project-specs.md" file
4:34 Tip 5: Divide your tasks
5:09 Tip 6: Always verify the code yourself
5:39 Why the future of AI coding is good
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