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Cursor AI coding assistant's speed hinders SaaS development, user reports

A user on Reddit's r/cursor subreddit shared concerns that the AI coding assistant's speed is negatively impacting their SaaS development workflow. While acknowledging Cursor's rapid code generation, the user noted that this speed leads to less thoughtful architectural decisions and a tendency to postpone thorough testing. This results in a cycle of generating more code quickly but ultimately spending more time cleaning up errors and missed requirements, questioning the long-term value of the tool for serious product development. AI

IMPACT User expresses concerns about the practical impact of rapid AI code generation on software development workflows and product quality.

RANK_REASON User opinion piece on a specific software tool's workflow impact.

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Cursor AI coding assistant's speed hinders SaaS development, user reports

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  1. r/cursor TIER_2 English(EN) · /u/Ok_Positive4542 ·

    I think Cursor's speed is hurting my SaaS

    <!-- SC_OFF --><div class="md"><p>Yeah, it's insanely fast. Probably the fastest thing I've used. But on bigger codebases, it writes some really dumb stuff sometimes. Not always, but often enough to make it slow down progress.</p> <p>when I'm using Sonnet, Opus, or GPT 5.5 High, …