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Has Cursor Cooked Junior Developers for Good?
Manage episode 471184138 series 3399111
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Cursor is an AI-powered text editor for coders. Let me be honest - if I was a junior developer, I'd feel a little nervous looking at what it's capable of doing.
But I'm not. So I'm not.
Let's explore why Cursor is an amazing tool that will cause a ton of headaches when used improperly and what you can do as a junior developer to to create a technical moat to be "AI-proof."
Shameless Plugs
🧠 (NEW) Parsity's The Inner Circle Program - a highly customized roadmap to take you from 0 to hired. For career changers who want to pivot into software.
💼 Zubin's LinkedIn (ex-lawyer, former Google, Brian-look-a-like)
👂🏻Easier Said Than Done Podcast
Already a developer? Check out 👉 Not Another Course
Serious about joining Parsity? Schedule a call with me ☎️
Chapters
1. Has Cursor Cooked Junior Developers for Good? (00:00:00)
2. Introduction to AI Anxiety (00:00:24)
3. Limitations of AI Coding Tools (00:09:04)
4. The Full Software Development Lifecycle (00:17:05)
5. Beyond Just Writing Code (00:31:10)
6. System Design as Career Protection (00:36:15)
7. Final Thoughts and Encouragement (00:48:14)
238 episodes
Manage episode 471184138 series 3399111
Send a text and I may answer it on next episode (I cannot reply from this service 😢)
Cursor is an AI-powered text editor for coders. Let me be honest - if I was a junior developer, I'd feel a little nervous looking at what it's capable of doing.
But I'm not. So I'm not.
Let's explore why Cursor is an amazing tool that will cause a ton of headaches when used improperly and what you can do as a junior developer to to create a technical moat to be "AI-proof."
Shameless Plugs
🧠 (NEW) Parsity's The Inner Circle Program - a highly customized roadmap to take you from 0 to hired. For career changers who want to pivot into software.
💼 Zubin's LinkedIn (ex-lawyer, former Google, Brian-look-a-like)
👂🏻Easier Said Than Done Podcast
Already a developer? Check out 👉 Not Another Course
Serious about joining Parsity? Schedule a call with me ☎️
Chapters
1. Has Cursor Cooked Junior Developers for Good? (00:00:00)
2. Introduction to AI Anxiety (00:00:24)
3. Limitations of AI Coding Tools (00:09:04)
4. The Full Software Development Lifecycle (00:17:05)
5. Beyond Just Writing Code (00:31:10)
6. System Design as Career Protection (00:36:15)
7. Final Thoughts and Encouragement (00:48:14)
238 episodes
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