Consider giving Cursor a try. I personally like the entire UI/UX, their agent has good context, and the entire experience overall is just great. The team has done a phenomenal job. Your workflow could look something like this:
1. Prompt the agent
2. The agent gets too work
3. Review the changes
4. Repeat
This can speed up your process significantly, and the UI clearly shows the changes + some other cool features
EDIT: from reading your post again, I think you could benefit primarily from a clear UI with the adjusted code, which Cursor does very well.
Cursor uses too much memory, hallucinates on multi file rewrites, and has a difficult accept/reject diff user interface that makes git a nightmare to use.
I built my own coding tool in Rust because of VSCode-based forks Electron app flaws. You would think they could build a memory efficient application with the resources they have but it literally needs a top of the line MacBook to run smoothly.
Cursor makes it easier to watch what the model is doing and to also make edits at the same time. I find it useful at work where I need to be able to justify every change in a code review. It’s also great for getting a feel for what the models are capable of - like, using Cursor for a few months make it easier to use Claude Code effectively
HEAR, HEAR. You’ve just described how modern SWE truly works.
You’re ahead of your time — of the same spirit as
Martin Luther or George Washington. Fear not, brave soldier; carry on the message. Downvotes will come, but take heart: the truth must be spoken.
The days of copying and pasting from Stack Overflow will not be forgotten — they will be honored by our laid off forefathers.
Thx for the nice words! I appreciate it. I have noticed the same: it's hard to get some exposure on HN. I used to frequent HN under a different username in my early teens, and back then (2010s) it was so much easier to get some exposure. I guess the problem is that the community has grown slightly too large. Furthermore, it's also a little bit too easy to create an account. I think if HN would resort to an invite-only approach for posting stuff, individuals would get much more exposure. But then again, getting the content out there would be difficult. I guess I will repost this in the coming days, on an "ideal" day.
If you like the tool, feel free to sign up on the TreatyHopper+ form (it's on the top right corner of the website), then I can gauge the interest from withint the industry. And it also gives some extra motivation :)
