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Muneeb Hussain
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Claude 3.5 Sonnet + Aider + Cursor Pro

Claude 3.5 Sonnet + Aider + Cursor Pro.

No, it's not just another overhyped dev tools. This unholy trinity is the real deal when it comes to AI-powered development. Let me break it down for you.

Picture this: I'm knee-deep in a project, deadlines looming, caffeine levels critically low. Cursor Editor Pro's autocomplete is finishing my thoughts before I even have them. Aider's got my back, refactoring code faster than I can say "technical debt." And Claude 3.5 Sonnet? This AI beast is practically powering both, offering insights that make me question if I'm the sidekick in this relationship.

You can literally implement a whole feature into your codebase with just one good prompt and these tools will take care of everything from applying changes (Passing through your review) to adding commits to your repo.

Look, I get it. You're skeptical. "AI's gonna take our jobs," right? Wrong. This isn't about replacement - it's about augmentation. It's about working smarter, not harder. It's about spending less time debugging and more time creating.

But don't take my word for it. Give it a shot. Push it to its limits. Break it if you can. Because at the end of the day, tools are only as good as the devs wielding them.

Remember: The best code is the code that ships. And with this setup, you'll be shipping faster and smarter than ever before.

"The future is already here — it's just not evenly distributed." - William Gibson

Are you ready to distribute some future into your workflow?

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Tulsi Prasad

"This isn't about replacement - it's about augmentation." True words man. Love this take!