Mason James

Practical AI implementation for builders and operators.

Notes, experiments, and delivery work focused on turning AI access into real adoption.

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Mason James

Builder, operator, writer

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June 11, 2026

CURSOR REVIEW: Debugging with AI Precision

Cursor rightfully leads the AI-assisted coding space. I use it daily, particularly when debugging active web apps built with frameworks like Next.js. Cursor's strength lies in terminal interactions, drastically reducing debugging time. A notable project was a…

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June 11, 2026

BEST PRACTICES: Key Understandings for AI-Assisted Coding

This article is part two in my AI coding series ahead of this week's anticipated pre-o4 model announcement. In the first article I looked at the overall AI coding landscape and why it's exciting. I also have specific app reviews for Cursor and Repo Prompt with…

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June 11, 2026

The Apps for Coding before o3 (April 2025)

In anticipation of OpenAI's release of the full o3 model later this week. I thought I'd take a few minutes to reflect on the current state of coding with AI and mention a few of the practical solutions I've been testing (and had success with) over the past ~6…

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