Tips for Using the AI Coding Editor Cursor

Cursor is an AI-powered integrated development environment (IDE) based on the Visual Studio Code codebase. It comes with a multi-agent interface and the Composer model for fast, agentic coding while keeping a familiar editor workflow with project-aware chat, code completion, and inline edits.

In this course, you will:

  • Understand why Cursor might work for you
  • Learn how to use different modes & models
  • See how to run multiple agents at a time
  • Resolve a tiny merge conflict
  • Run a project and fix a bug
  • Learn commands and practice with the terminal

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Martin is Real Python's Head of Content Strategy. With a background in education, he's worked as a coding mentor, code reviewer, curriculum developer, bootcamp instructor, and instructional designer.

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