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Best AI Coding Assistant 2025: Cline vs Cursor Comparison Guide | Cline
Complete 2025 guide comparing Cline and Cursor for AI coding assistance. Explore architectural insights, pricing, local model support, and workflow automation.
Nick Baumann
Exploring the world of AI coding @Cline
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The Developer's Guide to MCP: From Basics to Advanced Workflows
Picture this: You're deep into development with your AI assistant, trying to juggle multiple tools – GitHub issues need updating, tests need running, and documentation needs reviewing. But instead of the seamless workflow you imagined, you're stuck with manual context switching and disconnected tools. Your AI assistant,
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Everyone's Talking About R1 vs o1 Benchmarks. But Here's What Really Matters.
In an interesting coincidence, DeepSeek released R1 on the same day we launched Plan & Act modes in Cline. And something fascinating started happening immediately: developers began naturally using R1 for planning phases and 3.5-Sonnet for implementation. Not because anyone suggested it – it just made sense. 0:00 /0:
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Why AI Engineers Need Planning More Than Perfect Prompts
The best AI engineers I know follow a specific pattern. They don't obsess over prompt crafting – they obsess over planning. There's a reason for this, and it's not what most people think. The Reality Check Here's what typically happens when someone starts
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DeepSeek-V3 isn't "free" Claude 3.5-Sonnet. But it's still insanely good for the price.
DeepSeek released V3 on December 26, and for the first time since 3.5-Sonnet's release, we have a serious contender for best coding LLM—one that's 53x cheaper and was trained for just $5.5M. Since then, Cline has seen installations skyrocket – nearly 50,000 new