Worked as a swe intern last summer and primarily used cursor and it worked great, but cc seems to just be better. I have used cc for side projects but want to know how it actually would be set up on the job, especially if I want to view the code. Do you run it in cursor or just the terminal with multiple instances. Genuinely feel like I have no idea how i would use it in a work setting with all the different advice and videos I see on social media that seem performative half the time. All the talk about having a bunch of instances, separate work trees, etc. but feel like none of this has been explained by someone who is ACTUALLY a swe. Genuinely would appreciate some insight to your workflows and any tips submitted by /u/hichyyy
Originally posted by u/hichyyy on r/ClaudeCode
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Not an swe, but a former spm. I use it in terminal in Cursor (formerly Vscode) so I can more easily track the git changes and diffs, and see when it’s going off track earlier. It also makes it easier to track the task log.
But I’ll also jump back and forth between cursor and cc since cursors auto mode is very fast, pretty good, and a lot cheaper for generic tasks like git commit messages or running CI scripts with feedback.
