Master Solo Dev Feature Development with Cursor's Planning Tool

Master Solo Dev Feature Development with Cursor's Planning ToolMaster Solo Dev Feature Development with Cursor's Planning Tool

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Rachel Cantor

• Feb 2

Here's the tl;dr on how I handle feature development using Cursor as a solo dev:

1. Pick a feature and use the plan tool with blocking/non-blocking tasks in mind

2. Ask Cursor to analyze the plan for gaps in logic and unintended consequences

3. Use Cursor Composer to execute tasks from the plan one by one; don’t move on until you’ve tested the deliverable

4. Have Cursor update the plan

I just posted a deep dive on how I use Cursor's planning tool: https://rachel.fyi/posts/how-i-use-cursor-to-plan-and-ship

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Stephen Haney

• Feb 24

Hello! Today we're releasing Paper Desktop Paper is now a canvas for Cursor, Claude Code, Codex. Any agent can read and write html to Paper. • push or pull from your codebase • pull real data from anywhere • less work, more design What will you ship? Sound on 🎶

Daniel G Bright

max

• Feb 24

This is amazing I cant wait to try it

Katy Sander

pro

• Feb 25

I built a small game for designers called TapTrap.

It’s inspired by those old school “Tricky IQ Test” games, but redesigned for people who obsess over alignment and argue about hex codes for fun.

I actually started building it before scripting was available in Rive, so most of the timers were powered by events and some pretty tangled state machines. When scripting finally came out, it helped me clean things up and make the whole thing work the way I had imagined. It still needs some polishing and love, but I just could not keep this hidden any longer.

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Katy Sander

pro

• Feb 25

https://x.com/SanderKaty/status/2026568219268374930?s=20

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Kraig Mathias

max

• Feb 24

I just added up my Lovable spend.

$5,600+ invested in learning how to build AI-powered systems properly.

That investment has translated into real client work:

• Production websites • Integrated backend systems • Stripe subscriptions & checkouts • AI video, voice & transcription workflows • A live iOS app in the App Store

Most AI projects don’t fail because of the AI. They fail because the architecture underneath it isn’t solid.

I specialize in building integrated platforms — not experiments.

If that’s what you need, let’s talk.