Uploaded April 2025 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago

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My best tips for the Cursor IDE and why it's much better than VS Code and GitHub Copilot.

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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