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YesClaude, ChatGPT · 29 Jan 2026

I've used Cursor to build a 550k+ LoC FreeRTOS embedded app over the past six months that spans 45 distinct components

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550k+ LoC

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… I don't think it's responsible or even particularly compelling to get excited about making never looking at the code as a goal. I've used Cursor to build a 550k+ LoC FreeRTOS embedded app over the past six months that spans 45 distinct components which communicate via a custom message bus and event queue, juggling streams from USB, UART, half a dozen sensors, a high speed SPI display. It is well-tested, fully specified and the product of about 700 distinct feature implementation plan -> chat -> debug loops. …