If you're a Staff Engineer, Tech Lead, or Senior Dev trying to figure out what role AI tools should actually play in your work—you’re not alone. This talk by Vignesh Mohankumar skips the shallow "AI will replace you" narrative and dives into practical ways Cursor can help you save time, write better code, and get unblocked on high-leverage work.
Whether you're deep in legacy code or building greenfield systems, this talk shows how AI can augment your decision-making—not replace it.
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00:00 Introduction and Purpose of the Talk
02:27 The New Age Developer: Embracing AI
07:20 Three-Step Framework for Using Cursor
08:51 Example 1: Test-Driven Development with Cursor
15:57 Example 2: Load Testing with Cursor
20:59 Example 3: Automating PR Comments with Cursor
26:55 Understanding Cursor's Functionality
31:18 Using AI for Code Maintenance
34:05 Machine Learning and Data Science Workflows
41:44 Context Management and Task Handling