João Moura: Cursor Will Not Replace Software Engineers Anytime Soon
João Moura · How To Create Ai Agents From Scratch (CrewAI, Zapier, Cursor) · Dec 28, 2024 · at 1:26:23
CrewAI CEO João Moura remarks on the limits of AI code editors while debugging runtime errors generated during a live build session with Greg Isenberg.
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“Again, silly me thinking that cursor is gonna replace engineer so soon. It's gonna take quite a while.”
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