The AI-Assisted Development Stack I Use to Ship Fast
Tools and workflows for rapid development using AI augmentation
Author: Taylor Cox
• Published: 1/25/2024
• ai development cursor productivity tools
Introduction
I ship MVPs in 72 hours. Here’s the stack that makes it possible.
Core Tools
Cursor AI
Primary code editor with AI pair programming. Understands context across files and suggests intelligent completions.
v0 by Vercel
Generate React components from descriptions. Great for UI prototyping.
Replit
Quick sandbox environments for testing ideas.
The Workflow
- Use Cursor to scaffold the project structure
- Generate components with v0
- Build business logic with AI assistance
- Test in Replit before deploying
- Deploy to Vercel/Cloudflare
The Reality
AI doesn’t write perfect code. You still need to:
- Review and refactor
- Understand the architecture
- Fix bugs
- Optimize performance
But it cuts development time by 60-70%.