Gradient Dissent: Conversations on AI

Inside Cursor: The future of AI coding with Co-founder Sualeh Asif

212 snips
Apr 29, 2025
Ask episode
AI Snips
Chapters
Transcript
Episode notes
ANECDOTE

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.
ANECDOTE

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.
ADVICE

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.
Get the Snipd Podcast app to discover more snips from this episode
Get the app