Cursor's Focused Editor: Powering AI Coding's Future
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Books
- "Book Title" by Author Name - Brief explanation of why this book is relevant to the episode (1-2 sentences)
Videos & Documentaries
- Video/Documentary Title - Why it was mentioned and its relevance to the discussion
Research & Studies
- Study/Paper Title (Author/Institution if mentioned) - Key findings or relevance to episode
Tools & Software
- GitHub Copilot - Mentioned as the incumbent in the AI coding space and a product that demonstrated the utility of AI for real-world applications.
- VS Code - The editor that Cursor initially forked, indicating a shift in developer tool usage due to products like Copilot.
- Vim - Mentioned as a command-line editor that the Cursor founders used before switching to VS Code due to Copilot.
- CAD systems - The initial focus of Cursor's development before pivoting to programming tools.
- Tabnine - The company founded by someone who previously built GitHub Copilot, and was acquired by Cursor.
Articles & Papers
- Article Title (Source/Publication if mentioned) - Context and relevance
People Mentioned
- Michael Truell (CEO of Cursor) - The guest on the podcast, discussing the founding and growth of Cursor.
- John (Researcher at Jacobs) - Mentioned in relation to the co-founder of Tabnine's research background.
Organizations & Institutions
- a16z - The host organization of the podcast.
- Microsoft - Mentioned as a potential competitor in the AI coding space and as the provider of VS Code.
- OpenAI - Mentioned as a place where the founder of Tabnine conducted research.
- Jacobs - An institution where the founder of Tabnine was a researcher.
Courses & Educational Resources
- Course/Resource Name - Learning objectives or relevance
Websites & Online Resources
- a16z.com/disclosures - A link for more details on investments and disclaimers.
- a16z.substack.com - The Substack for a16z content.
Other Resources
- Scaling Laws - A concept that excited the founders about the potential for AI model improvement.
- API Providers - Companies whose services Cursor utilizes and whose revenue is significantly impacted by Cursor's usage.
- Cloud Providers - Companies whose infrastructure Cursor relies on, and which have been stressed by Cursor's scale.
- Kubernetes - A technology used in managing cloud infrastructure.
- Databricks - A data analytics platform mentioned as part of Cursor's multi-cloud strategy.
- Snowflake - A cloud data warehousing company mentioned as part of Cursor's multi-cloud strategy.
- AWS - Amazon Web Services, mentioned as part of Cursor's multi-cloud strategy.
- GCV (Google Cloud Vendor) - Mentioned as part of Cursor's multi-cloud strategy.
- Azure - Microsoft's cloud platform, mentioned as part of Cursor's multi-cloud strategy.
- PlanetScale - A database provider that Cursor switched to.
- RDS - Amazon's Relational Database Service, which Cursor previously used.
- Bugbot - A product developed by Cursor.
- CLI - Command-line interface, mentioned as a product developed by Cursor.