The author discusses transitioning into the role of Engineering Manager five years ago, despite missing programming, they work on side projects to stay sharp. In 2024, they’ve been highly productive finishing v1 of various projects like jsonplayground.com and webtomarkdown.com. They also talk about building tools for their soaring club, utilizing LLMs for productivity, and a habit tracking website plan. The author emphasizes small iterations, leveraging ChatGPT for project details, and using Cursor Composer for initial code. They also provide tips for utilizing LLMs effectively, setting up project tooling, and ensuring code clarity. The approach outlined emphasizes completing and deploying projects incrementally for motivation and progress.
https://zohaib.me/using-llms-and-cursor-for-finishing-projects-productivity/