Comment by Veserv
8 hours ago
Then you should have no difficulty providing evidence for your claim. Since you have been engaging in language lawyering in this thread, it is only fair your evidence be held up to the same standard and must be incontrovertible evidence for your claims with zero wiggle room.
Even though I have no burden of proof to debunk your claims as you have provided no evidence for your claims, I will point out that another commenter [1] indicates there were build errors. And the developer agrees there were build errors [2] that they resolved.
I mean I interviewed the engineer for 47 minutes and asked him about this and many other things directly. I think I've done enough homework on this one.
I take back the implication I inadvertently made here that it compiled cleanly the whole time - I know that's not the case, we discussed that in our interview: https://simonwillison.net/2026/Jan/23/fastrender/#intermitte...
I'm frustrated at how many people are carrying around a mental model that the project "didn't even compile" implying the code had never successfully compiled, which clearly isn't true.
Okay, so the evidence you are presenting is that the entity pushing intentionally deceptive marketing with a direct conflict of interest said they were not lying.
I am frustrated at people loudly and proudly "releasing" a system they claim works when it does not. They could have pointed at a specific version that worked, but chose not to indicating they are either intentionally deceptive or clueless. Arguing they had no opportunity for nuance and thus had no choice but to make false statements for their own benefit is ethical bankruptcy. If they had no opportunity for nuance, then they could make a statement that errs against their benefit; that is ethical behavior.
See my comment here: https://news.ycombinator.com/context?id=46771405
I do not think Cursor's statements about this project were remotely misleading enough to justify this backlash.
Which of those things would you classify as "false statements"? The use of "from scratch"?
> Arguing they had no opportunity for nuance and thus had no choice but to make false statements for their own benefit is ethical bankruptcy.
absolutely
and clueless managers seeing these headlines will almost certainly lead to people losing their jobs