

Inside Cursor: The future of AI coding with Co-founder Sualeh Asif
212 snips Apr 29, 2025
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Cursor's Origin as Self-Built Tool
- Cursor was originally built by the founders for themselves, experimenting with different coding AI features over time.
- Features like next action prediction evolved through multiple iterations before becoming core product elements users love.
Switch From Vim to VS Code
- The founders originally coded in Vim and switched to VS Code primarily because GitHub Copilot offered better AI coding features.
- VS Code was chosen also due to its popularity and suitability to incrementally evolve AI-assisted coding experiences.
Keys to Product Success and Scale
- To build a successful AI coding product, focus on pushing the practical usefulness frontier and only ship features when confident.
- Scale infrastructure to reliably support high volumes, like hundreds of millions of requests per day, to ensure user satisfaction.