Cursor VS Claude Code: The Winner

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Cursor AI vs Claude Code two powerful Agents for building Apps and Software and largely removing the need to write any code. They are both paid subscriptions so where should you spend your time, which one should you learn and which one is going to help you ship your ideas faster. In this video I’m going to give you a beginners guide to building a full stack micro SAAS in Claude Code and we are going to compare the build process to the tool I use the most Cursor AI. I build apps from scratch without writing any code which of these two tools is best for that job. Lets see as I pit them against each other. COURSE & COMMUNITY If you want to learn how to build apps with AI checkout my course and community at Switch Dimension https://switchdimension.com?utm_source=yt&utm_medium=dsc&utm_campaign=sd&utm_content=vid_cursor_vs_claude LINKS PRD setup https://notes.switchdimension.com TALK TO YOUR APPSOn a mac use the dication settings double hit FN keyOn Windows voice mode use the Windows key with H WORK WITH MEBrand Sponsorships, Events, Coaching - info@switchdimension.com CHAPTERS 00:00 Intro 01:17 Course 01:31 Claude Code Setup 02:04 Costs 03:43 Claude Commands 04:00 Cursor With Claude 05:21 Nextjs Setup 07:01 Permissions 08:01 PRD Setup 09:21 Seed Prompt 10:11 Plan Mode 11:16 Claude ToDo LIst 13:22 Claude Code Review 15:37 How I troubleshoot 17:31 Claude Web Search 18:18 App Showcase 19:26 Claude Memories 20: Claude MCP’s 23:24 Image Reference 23:48 Agentic Workflows 25:56 What I Like About Claude 28:25 What I Like About Cursor 30:47 Which tool is right for you 31:34 Rob’s Favourite Cursor or Claude?

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