--- title: I stopped using Cursor to write code, and that's when it... description: After initially using Cursor as a code-generation tool with mixed results, the author found its real value lies elsewhere. By shifting from asking Cursor to... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/i-stopped-using-cursor-to-write-code-and-that-s-when-it-actually-became-useful-d4ernhbzm twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: I stopped using Cursor to write code, and that's when it actually became useful | daily.dev og:description: After initially using Cursor as a code-generation tool with mixed results, the author found its real value lies elsewhere. By shifting from asking Cursor to... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/i-stopped-using-cursor-to-write-code-and-that-s-when-it-actually-became-useful-d4ernhbzm og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/D4ERnhBZm.png og:image:alt: I stopped using Cursor to write code, and that's when it actually became useful og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # I stopped using Cursor to write code, and that's when it actually became useful **[XDA Developers](https://daily.dev/sources/xda-developers)** · 5 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary After initially using Cursor as a code-generation tool with mixed results, the author found its real value lies elsewhere. By shifting from asking Cursor to write code to using it for codebase exploration, debugging, and understanding unfamiliar code, productivity gains became significant. The biggest time savings come from faster navigation of complex codebases, tracing bugs, and understanding dependencies — not from AI-generated code. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. 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