I've been using Cursor for about a month to develop a web app and overall, I've had a great experience with it. I really love that Cursor functions as an IDE and lets me see changes in real-time, with the option to revert immediately if anything goes wrong. My workflow involves making very small changes one at a time, and I typically run in ask mode, applying changes only after I approve them. However, I'm cautious about giving it large tasks because I've noticed that it tends to break parts of my app that are out of context or eventually loses its focus.
This brings me to Claude Code, which seems more like a 'set it and forget it' agent, and I find that a bit intimidating. Is there a straightforward way to revert changes made by Claude? Are people really comfortable letting it run on projects unsupervised for hours? Also, if I run Claude on my project root, does it get access to the entire codebase for context? I'm curious about how all of this works since I'm definitely interested in exploring Claude Code further.
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You can actually use Claude Code alongside Cursor. For example, I'm an Emacs user and I work with Claude Code within Emacs. They can complement each other; I manage my projects, buffers, and diffs using the tools I'm used to. Cursor seems more integrated with its workflows, but the gap might not be as significant as you expect. Just give it a try!
I feel you! I currently use VSCode along with Roo and Copilot. I plan to invest in Claude Code today. My approach will likely be: run Claude Code, commit changes to git, and if something goes wrong, simply revert as needed.
Make sure you don’t have auto-accept on; you’ll want to review changes hunk by hunk. If it’s a simple change, then sure, but keep an eye on it! If you get tired, you can let it run with auto-accept, take a coffee break, and check back on the git diff later.
Yeah, but what you get with Cursor is that you can go through changes line-by-line and approve or reject them. It allows you to revert everything back to the original state with just one click, which is super handy compared to only using git.