Dev Laments: Even Cursor Can't Nail a Text Editor — AI Coding Tools in 'Teenage Phase'
jcran · x · 2026-09-28
Developer jcran notes how hard it is to get a decent text editor out of today's AI coding tools, Cursor included, calling the moment a 'weird teenage phase' and arguing the field is shifting from coding to systems engineering.
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