I write a LOT of code and I am a fan of Cursor, though there are times where I feel like the AI is a net negative, and I should be more careful about my use of AI. Especially while debugging, it doesn't really work for me. I can't outsource "thinking" to it. Otherwise I intend to keep paying Cursor $20/month + usage. I am also subscribed to ChatGPT and pay $20/mo to it as well. I don't pay for any other tools, I don't use other tools on a semi-daily basis either.
1. What do you do for work? 2. Has AI been helpful? 3. What tools have been the most helpful? 4. What tools have been the biggest letdown?
kingkongjaffa•6mo ago
I'm a product manager.
2. Has AI been helpful? && 3. What tools have been the most helpful?
I use claude projects for lots of different use cases, and I use claude code to prototype simple features. It's generally helpful yes.
4. What tools have been the biggest letdown?
Writing quality.
I've tried:
- meta prompting (asking an LLM to make an LLM prompt to do the task)
- providing examples
- prompt engineering to reduce the amount of obvious LLM giveaways in writing style.
I can't get claude sonnet 4/opus 4 to write with any taste.
There are two things LLMs can't do well yet in my opinion:
- To my knowledge they haven't generated any new or novel insights in any field or topic.
- They haven't produced what I would perceive as high quality writing.
I'd love to see prompts that others feel have produced good writing.