Full Tutorial: Design to Code with Cursor’s Head of Design

Expensive subscribers,

Immediately, I need to share a brand new episode with Ryo Lu.

As the top of design at Cursor, Ryo is on the slicing fringe of designers who ship code as an alternative of mocks. He confirmed me how he constructed a retro OS with AI and did a reside demo of including a brand new function utilizing Cursor’s new agent mode. We additionally coated keep away from AI design slop and the way the Cursor group reached $29B with out full-time PMs.

Watch now on YouTube, Apple, and Spotify.

Ryo and I talked about:

• (00:00) Why designers ought to go on to code

• (02:06) Constructing a retro calculator app in a single shot with plan mode

• (08:04) How Ryo manages a number of AI brokers without delay in Cursor

• (15:18) How Cursor builds with out PMs and who does the PM work as an alternative

• (16:43) How you can keep away from creating purple AI design slop (it’s not prompting)

• (20:01) Inside ryOS: A good looking retro working system constructed with AI

• (30:22) How you can flip imprecise concepts into detailed specs with Cursor

• (37:47) The quickest approach for PMs and designers to be taught Cursor

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1. At AI-native corporations, roles are muddy. At Cursor, “roles between designers, PMs, engineers are muddy. We simply do what it takes based mostly every individual’s distinctive strengths and use the AI agent to tie every little thing collectively.” An ex-founder and engineer handles PM work, however “PM jobs are unfold throughout builders at Cursor.”

2. Begin small and let one app evolve into an entire OS. Ryo began ryOS with only a soundboard app. “I requested the agent, are you able to give a extra retro Mac OS look? And it did.” He then added extra options over time. If you wish to get your arms soiled, paste this hyperlink into Cursor to fork ryOS without spending a dime and add your personal options: