AMamackera·May 8, 2025
I've got a great setup going with Emacs and Aidermacs[1]. I just can't stand using VS Code, it's impossible to configure to my liking.
[1]: https://github.com/MatthewZMD/aidermacs
In Void: Open-source Cursor alternativeMatthewZMD
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AI Pair Programming in Emacs with Aider
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AI Pair Programming in Emacs with Aider
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What Hacker News says
2 sources> That's not working in any IDE is it? The crux of the matter is the level of integration, with Cursor (and others) I can apply the suggestions via autocomplete and see git diffs with agent code.
Would a simple VSCode plugin for Aider not be able to do that? I haven't tried it out, but Aidermacs (https://github.com/MatthewZMD/aidermacs) is an Emacs plugin that supposedly mimics some of Cursor's feature - but by using Aider.
I'm not saying Cursor is bad or anything. It may well be as good as Aider or a bit better. But it's not vastly better. If you had $1M to spare, would you risk investing in Cursor? Especially knowing that open source solutions are as good or at worst not far behind?
In the long run, some open source solution (Aider or something else) is going to eat Cursor's lunch.
BTW, I too initially wanted something that worked in my
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IDE. Then I just gave Aider a try and realized I prefer it being an external tool.