Ditching Cursor: Dev Shares New Workflow Using Claude Code + Zed
itsmnjn · x · 2026-07-29
A developer shared a recent shift in their AI coding workflow, revealing they have completely moved away from Cursor in favor of a Claude Code / Codex + Zed setup.
They praised Zed for its excellent experience, primarily using it for codebase browsing and reading diffs, while delegating actual code generation and modifications to the CLI-based Claude Code.
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