An AI-Powered VS Code Alternative That Gets You

I wasn't expecting much when I installed Cursor, an AI-enhanced code editor built on top of VS Code — but after two weeks, it's completely changed how I write and debug code. Cursor integrates GPT-4 natively into the editor. You can highlight a block of code and ask questions like "What is this doing?" or "How can I refactor this?" — and the responses are contextual, helpful, and precise.

Unlike copy-pasting into ChatGPT, it knows your entire codebase and remembers file-level context, so you can work fluidly without jumping tabs. One feature I didn't know I needed: Ask AI about this error — it grabs the stack trace, interprets it, and gives you a next step. As a full-stack dev, this shaved hours off my debugging time.

It's not just for help — it can generate new files, scaffold features, and even edit tests with natural language commands. Performance-wise, it's nearly as snappy as VS Code.

Verdict:✅ A game-changer for developers who want AI assistance without leaving their editor.