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Student weighs AI coding assistants for urgent Java project

A student is seeking advice on whether to subscribe to Cursor Pro or Opencode for their academic Java backend project. They have a tight deadline for graduation and have been relying on AI development tools, but are now facing limitations. The student is weighing the cost-effectiveness of these AI coding assistants for their specific needs. AI

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Student weighs AI coding assistants for urgent Java project

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  1. r/cursor TIER_2 English(EN) · /u/RedwayBLOX ·

    Is cursor pro worth it for an academic Java vanilla project?

    <!-- SC_OFF --><div class="md"><p>Hello there. I'm currently studying. I have 4 days to give a presentation of a full Java vanilla backend project for graduation.</p> <p>I have no idea of java vanilla (That's because i have been almost fully focused on Angular and ASPNET by my ow…