---
title: "Why I stopped Using Cursor and Reverted to VSCode"
url: https://daily.dev/posts/why-i-stopped-using-cursor-and-reverted-to-vscode-u1fc5vizn
source_url: https://towardsdatascience.com/vscode-is-the-best-ai-powered-ide/
type: article
source: "Towards Data Science"
published: 2025-05-02T19:04:06.611Z
updated: 2025-05-02T19:04:34.238Z
tags: ["ai", "data-science", "github", "vscode"]
reading_time: 6
upvotes: 312
comments: 44
language: en
---

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# Why I stopped Using Cursor and Reverted to VSCode

**[Towards Data Science](https://daily.dev/sources/tds)** · 6 min read · 312 upvotes · 44 comments

## Summary

The author details their decision to revert from using Cursor to VSCode as their primary IDE, citing updated features in GitHub Copilot, cost-effectiveness, and familiarity from prior use. Key considerations include improved compatibility with Jupyter Notebooks and the new availability of advanced LLMs in VSCode. Emphasis is placed on the rapid development pace of GitHub Copilot and Microsoft's resources to enhance functionality, closing the gap with competitors like Cursor.

## Full article

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## Community discussion

Top comments from developers on daily.dev.

**@theacademe** · 19 upvotes

> Agree.  My current setup is VS Code (VSCodium) + (Continue || Roo Code) + Ollama + LLM (currently Qwen2.5-Coder).  No costs.  Local. Private.  After leaving Codeium/Windsurf.

**@dadadadas** · 9 upvotes

> haha same here. Btw im still a student so i can enjoy Github Copilot for around 2 years. Cursor only 1 year free QwQ

**@jrmemeichelbeck** · 5 upvotes

> Potahto potayto.
>
> I switch to Cursor because everyone at my company did so.
> It's great. Copilot is great too.

**@aibotics** · 4 upvotes

> i just use Windsurf plugin for Visual Studio and VSCode because i try not to pay for anything

**@newlysama** · 4 upvotes

> Recently resarted to write code by myself without using any AI, and damn it actually feels great to be proud of your own work

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