Lessons from Building Cursor

Sualeh Asif, cofounder of Cursor, shares lessons learned from building the AI-powered code editor. The talk covers Cursor's agentic AI model (Composer 1.5), cloud agents, and predictions for how software engineering will evolve with AI assistance. Includes practical insights on building AI-first developer tools and advice for engineers working with AI. Targeted at developers and engineering leaders interested in AI-powered development tools.