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Using Cursor to save money on my $160 a month quoting SAAS bill  — Part 1

Using Cursor to save money on my $160 a month quoting SAAS bill  — Part 1

Cursor is really good at lowering your SAAS bills
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Chris Dunlop
May 20
Cursor Tip: Refactoring following Martin Fowlers Book is really helpful

Cursor Tip: Refactoring following Martin Fowlers Book is really helpful

This book changed my mind on refactoring and has heaps of great tips for Cursor that the AI models already know
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Chris Dunlop
May 18
I’ve been using JIRA with Augment Code — it’s actually great for bugs

I’ve been using JIRA with Augment Code — it’s actually great for bugs

I hate build errors and bugs and task management in general with these AI tools. This integration has really helped
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Chris Dunlop
May 14
A Philosophy of Software Design Contains 4 Principles Every Cursor User Needs to Know

A Philosophy of Software Design Contains 4 Principles Every Cursor User Needs to Know

Four practical steps you can implement from the book to hep you manage complexity on larger projects.
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Chris Dunlop
May 12
Augment Code Remote Agent — Code without turning on your computer?

Augment Code Remote Agent — Code without turning on your computer?

You can run multiple agents in parallel and work on different parts of your backlog at the same time
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Chris Dunlop
May 7
Cursor & Windsurf: Think in Pages and Tabs (Before You Prompt Anything)

Cursor & Windsurf: Think in Pages and Tabs (Before You Prompt Anything)

This simple trick has saved me so much time on larger projects and is what I use to ship enterprise software to clients in a month
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Chris Dunlop
May 5
Step-by-Step Guide: Using a Canvas with Cursor for Creative Projects

Step-by-Step Guide: Using a Canvas with Cursor for Creative Projects

If you enjoy products like Figma, Miro or Excalidraw, then this post will help you build something like that with Cursor
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Chris Dunlop
May 3
Cursor AI Tip: My folder system trick that cut my requests down by 50%

Cursor AI Tip: My folder system trick that cut my requests down by 50%

I’ve written a step by step guide so that you can implement this into your workflow with real examples of how I use it
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Chris Dunlop
May 1
Cursor Might Actually Be Getting Worse — Here is the data to prove it

Cursor Might Actually Be Getting Worse — Here is the data to prove it

I think this is a temporary problem but also I think you need to change how you are using Cursor for the moment.
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Chris Dunlop
Apr 30
A step by step walkthrough of how I use Cursor for enterprise clients

A step by step walkthrough of how I use Cursor for enterprise clients

I use Cursor for the Olympic Team and Stock Exchange on a daily basis and show you my process here
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Chris Dunlop
Apr 25
Cursor AI Unit Test Guide — Do This If You Want Less Headaches

Cursor AI Unit Test Guide — Do This If You Want Less Headaches

If you want to build larger projects with less errors then you need to follow this guide. I break down a real financial services example
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Chris Dunlop
Apr 24
Speeding up your Cursor AI project on larger codebases — Part 1:Compression

Speeding up your Cursor AI project on larger codebases — Part 1:Compression

A new series on getting Cursor working more efficiently on your larger projects. Here we introduce tooling pipelines and compression
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Chris Dunlop
Apr 21
Cursor Tip: At scale it is expensive, here’s how you save money

Cursor Tip: At scale it is expensive, here’s how you save money

I follow 3 golden rules to keep costs down (and I’m still spending $130 every 2 weeks on Cursor)
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Chris Dunlop
Apr 18
Roo Code Boomerang vs Cursor Review — Direct Cost and Time Comparison

Roo Code Boomerang vs Cursor Review — Direct Cost and Time Comparison

Using Roo code feels like catching a taxi and not in a good way
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Chris Dunlop
Apr 14
Getting more creative designs with Cursor

Getting more creative designs with Cursor

A lot of my websites that I make always look the same and so I decided to see if I could push the boundaries with Cursor AI
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Chris Dunlop
Apr 13
I got Cursor to be 31% more efficient — and made you a template

I got Cursor to be 31% more efficient — and made you a template

I got Cursor to audit itself and write me instructions on how to go faster and the results were impressive.
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Chris Dunlop
Apr 10
Midjourney AI Landscape Design: Transforming My Parents’ Balcony with a $40,000 Budget

Midjourney AI Landscape Design: Transforming My Parents’ Balcony with a $40,000 Budget

My parent’s wanted a new balcony to take advantage of the great view that they have. We used Midjourney to design it!
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Chris Dunlop
Apr 9
Cursor AI Development Tip: Stage Your Complexity

Cursor AI Development Tip: Stage Your Complexity

This essay will help you build more complicated products with AI — and has real examples from my projects
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Chris Dunlop
Apr 8
Windsurf vs Cursor — Direct Cost & Time Comparison building the same app

Windsurf vs Cursor — Direct Cost & Time Comparison building the same app

One app was 41 times more valuable than the other. I got them to both build a blogging website and got the cost breakdown of both
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Chris Dunlop
Apr 7
Cursor Tip: Duplicate pages when you get stuck to go faster

Cursor Tip: Duplicate pages when you get stuck to go faster

I have a trick that has worked really well for complicated features on Cursor, it’s much easier to create a new page than it is to bug fix
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Chris Dunlop
Apr 6
Cursor AI Real World Example: A Website For Better Blog Images

Cursor AI Real World Example: A Website For Better Blog Images

I’ve made a free website to help you make nice looking blog images quickly using Cursor
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Chris Dunlop
Apr 5
Cursor tip: want to speed up your vibe coding? — Use JSON first

Cursor tip: want to speed up your vibe coding? — Use JSON first

Do you get annoyed sometimes with waiting around for Cursor or VS Code to finish your code, only for it to be wrong, this tip will help you
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Chris Dunlop
Apr 4
Cursor tip — use Augmentcode when you get stuck

Cursor tip — use Augmentcode when you get stuck

Cursor + Augmentcode is my favourite one two punch ai combination at the moment.
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Chris Dunlop
Apr 3
Augmentcode ai review — large code base? This is your answer

Augmentcode ai review — large code base? This is your answer

This is the best Ai system on the market. I think it is better than Cursor and VS Code Agent mode. Here is the detailed review
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Chris Dunlop
Apr 2
A real world practical use case of MCP with Xero

A real world practical use case of MCP with Xero

I’m going to cut straight to the chase here. Explaining a real example of MCP and then answering what the other applications are
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Chris Dunlop
Apr 1
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