Claude Code - is it better than Cursor?
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This video walks through a real-world experiment with agent-first development using Claude Code from the terminal, building a full Convex-backed app from scratch without opening an IDE. From YouTube and X API ingestion to AI-driven parsing, auth, and admin tooling, it explores how far cloud-native, agentic coding workflows have actually come. From a developer experience perspective, the video breaks down what works well in Claude Code CLI. Plugin installation, plan mode, tool calling, and rapid iteration speed stand out, especially for greenfield projects. It also highlights where terminal-based agent workflows struggle compared to IDE-centric tools like Cursor, particularly around…
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