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Switching from Cursor to Claude Code for Big Features
A Brazilian dev who works for clients abroad describes how their way of working with agents changed.
- Profession
- Developer
- Tools
- Claude Code, Cursor
- Country
- 🇧🇷 Brazil
- Report date
- August 15, 2025
- Verified on
- October 24, 2026
What they did
They started using Claude Code as their main tool for big features and refactors.
How it went
He says an average feature used to take a week, dropped to 1 to 2 days with Cursor and now ships in a single 2 to 3 hour session.
Good to know
Review the diffs: speed doesn't replace code review.
The prompt
Before coding the feature [description], read the project, propose a step-by-step plan with the files you'll touch, and wait for my approval. Then implement it step by step and run the tests.
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