Tomasz Gil
@tomaszgil.me
Senior Software Engineer @ OpenSpace. I help product teams build quality software and lead engineering efforts.
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Great article.
I love the point about 'IconButton' having a required 'title' prop - so obvious, I have no idea why never occured to me that those two should come together.
I love the point about 'IconButton' having a required 'title' prop - so obvious, I have no idea why never occured to me that those two should come together.
November 17, 2025 at 9:47 PM
Great article.
I love the point about 'IconButton' having a required 'title' prop - so obvious, I have no idea why never occured to me that those two should come together.
I love the point about 'IconButton' having a required 'title' prop - so obvious, I have no idea why never occured to me that those two should come together.
Claude Code works, but the workflow didn’t click for me. Too many small bumps, not enough upside. Cursor still feels like home.
November 16, 2025 at 7:33 AM
Claude Code works, but the workflow didn’t click for me. Too many small bumps, not enough upside. Cursor still feels like home.
None of this is “broken,” to be clear — it’s just enough friction that I happily switched back to Cursor, where the agent and the editor feel like one thing instead of two loosely connected parts.
November 16, 2025 at 7:33 AM
None of this is “broken,” to be clear — it’s just enough friction that I happily switched back to Cursor, where the agent and the editor feel like one thing instead of two loosely connected parts.
And those tiny bits matter.
I caught myself prompting for smaller edits, avoiding bigger changes because the workflow felt clunkier. That’s the opposite of what I want from an AI coding tool.
I caught myself prompting for smaller edits, avoiding bigger changes because the workflow felt clunkier. That’s the opposite of what I want from an AI coding tool.
November 16, 2025 at 7:33 AM
And those tiny bits matter.
I caught myself prompting for smaller edits, avoiding bigger changes because the workflow felt clunkier. That’s the opposite of what I want from an AI coding tool.
I caught myself prompting for smaller edits, avoiding bigger changes because the workflow felt clunkier. That’s the opposite of what I want from an AI coding tool.
What surprised me more was how much the UX slowed me down.
Coming from Cursor, the terminal-based interface felt limiting — markdown formatting, copying formatted content, adding files/dirs to context, switching between editor + agent modes… all of it added tiny bits of friction.
Coming from Cursor, the terminal-based interface felt limiting — markdown formatting, copying formatted content, adding files/dirs to context, switching between editor + agent modes… all of it added tiny bits of friction.
November 16, 2025 at 7:33 AM
What surprised me more was how much the UX slowed me down.
Coming from Cursor, the terminal-based interface felt limiting — markdown formatting, copying formatted content, adding files/dirs to context, switching between editor + agent modes… all of it added tiny bits of friction.
Coming from Cursor, the terminal-based interface felt limiting — markdown formatting, copying formatted content, adding files/dirs to context, switching between editor + agent modes… all of it added tiny bits of friction.
@brittanyellich.com thanks a lot for the mention, I really appreciate it!
And wow, I think I'll need to write something soon. 👀
And wow, I think I'll need to write something soon. 👀
November 15, 2025 at 9:08 PM
@brittanyellich.com thanks a lot for the mention, I really appreciate it!
And wow, I think I'll need to write something soon. 👀
And wow, I think I'll need to write something soon. 👀
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What happened? Is it good or is it bad? Awaiting the announcement!
What happened? Is it good or is it bad? Awaiting the announcement!
September 9, 2025 at 7:27 AM
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What happened? Is it good or is it bad? Awaiting the announcement!
What happened? Is it good or is it bad? Awaiting the announcement!
In all seriousness, I'm trying out @convex.dev as a real-time database + API. It's a really nice experience and great to work with.
Super easy to pick up by someone who spends the majority of their time on the clients side.
Super easy to pick up by someone who spends the majority of their time on the clients side.
August 30, 2025 at 3:36 PM
In all seriousness, I'm trying out @convex.dev as a real-time database + API. It's a really nice experience and great to work with.
Super easy to pick up by someone who spends the majority of their time on the clients side.
Super easy to pick up by someone who spends the majority of their time on the clients side.
There it it!
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I’ve been experimenting with Cursor Background Agents for a new project.
Biggest takeaways: start with clear repo rules, write prompts that force planning & checks, run agents one-at-a-time early.
Background agents give me ~50% of a feature. More in the article.
blog.tomaszgil.me/enhancing-so...
Biggest takeaways: start with clear repo rules, write prompts that force planning & checks, run agents one-at-a-time early.
Background agents give me ~50% of a feature. More in the article.
blog.tomaszgil.me/enhancing-so...
Enhancing Software Engineering Workflow with Cursor Background Agents
Over the past few weeks, I’ve been experimenting with AI—especially Cursor Background Agents—to support my engineering work in a new web application we’re building. Below are some observations and tips that have helped me get better results. Rules On...
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August 21, 2025 at 6:55 AM
There it it!
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I'm the same when trying to lean on creating production code with AI. 🤐
August 16, 2025 at 1:18 PM
I'm the same when trying to lean on creating production code with AI. 🤐