Cursor makes regular coding tools feel harder to return to
Cursor can feel very different when used on real projects. Its multi-line edits and awareness of the make it feel less like a simple tool and more like working with another engineer who already understands the project.
That can make regular tools such as VS Code feel limited after the switch. The practical question is what Cursor still lacks, and why some people choose to move back to other coding tools anyway.
Key points
- Cursor’s multi-line edits can make bigger code changes feel easier.
- Its awareness can feel closer to pair programming than .
- Regular tools like VS Code may feel less capable after using Cursor.
- The main open question is what limitations make people return to other tools.