In this episode of "How to Build the Future," Garry interviews Michael Truell, CEO of AnySphere, the company behind Cursor, an AI coding platform. Truell discusses Cursor's goal of replacing traditional coding with a more intuitive, AI-driven approach where developers describe what they want and the system builds it. He acknowledges that while AI is already assisting in coding, especially in smaller projects, professional environments with large codebases require more sophisticated solutions. The conversation covers the challenges of context window limitations, the importance of continuous learning for AI models, and the need for better user interfaces beyond simple text prompts. Truell emphasizes that taste and logic design will remain essential skills for software engineers, even as AI automates more of the coding process. He shares the early days of Cursor, including a pivot from mechanical engineering to coding, and highlights key product decisions, like building an editor rather than an extension, that contributed to their success.
