Cursor Review
Cursor
The editor that understands the entire codebase.
Autocomplete on steroids, chat with the entire codebase, multi-file editing, code explanation, and bug fixing. Understands the full project context, not just individual files.
01 – Overview
What is Cursor?
Cursor is an editor based on VS Code with a deeply integrated AI assistant. Instead of isolated autocomplete suggestions, Cursor works across multiple files and knows the project context.
At the hackathon, Cursor is the tool for technical participants: API connections, data processing, and everything beyond the no-code scope.
02 – Usage profile
Ideal usage profile
For developer teams that want to understand, extend, and refactor existing code faster.
03 – Features
Key Features
The features that make the biggest difference in hackathons.
- Chat with the entire codebase
- Multi-file editing via prompt
- Inline autocomplete
- Automatic bug fixing
- Terminal and Git integration
- Per-repository rules
04 – Pricing
Pricing
Cursor states the current prices and plans on its own website. View pricing on the website
Licenses included at Corporathon
All participants get the credits for Cursor, no procurement needed on your side.
05 – Alternatives
What are alternatives to Cursor?
Comparable tools from the same field.
06 – Setup
How easy is it to set up Cursor?
How much prior knowledge and preparation it takes before the tool runs in production.
Complexity
Intermediate
Installation and opening a repository take minutes. For full value, it's worth setting up project rules and access permissions.
07 – FAQ
Frequently asked questions.
The most common questions about Cursor from our hackathons.
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What other customers say
Voices from real Corporathons.
Verbatim excerpts from public LinkedIn posts by participants.
„24 hours in our office. Pizza everywhere. 5 teams racing to build something real with AI."
Marie Klamer
YOYABA · LinkedIn-Beitrag
„Turns out that's all it takes to go from "I should really learn AI" to actually shipping a working product. No coding experience needed."
Marie Klamer
YOYABA · LinkedIn-Beitrag
„By the end of day one, people who had never touched a terminal were working in Claude Code and building solutions of their own."
Okechukwu Ukaigwe
NavVis · LinkedIn-Beitrag
„You don't need months of preparation. Just a team, a bit of chaos, and the willingness to start."
Lisa Kral
YOYABA · LinkedIn-Beitrag
„24 hours in our office. Pizza everywhere. 5 teams racing to build something real with AI."
Marie Klamer
YOYABA · LinkedIn-Beitrag
„Turns out that's all it takes to go from "I should really learn AI" to actually shipping a working product. No coding experience needed."
Marie Klamer
YOYABA · LinkedIn-Beitrag
„By the end of day one, people who had never touched a terminal were working in Claude Code and building solutions of their own."
Okechukwu Ukaigwe
NavVis · LinkedIn-Beitrag
„You don't need months of preparation. Just a team, a bit of chaos, and the willingness to start."
Lisa Kral
YOYABA · LinkedIn-Beitrag