here is my AI coding stack april 2026
1. Cursor
- v3 is the cleanest AI coder out there
- super fast, best harness on the market
- spending $1-2k/mo and worth every cent
- 100% recommend if you can afford it
2. Codex
- had a huge relaunch, now my #2
- $200 Pro plan is still insane value
- computer use is NEXT LEVEL tech
3. Vercel Convex for web apps
- nothing changed, still the best combo
- Vercel for hosting, AI Gateway, analytics
- Convex for db, backend, automations
4. Tauri Swift for desktop apps
- still using Tauri/Rust for OpenUsage
- played more with Swift (faster but harder)
5. GitHub Code Reviewers
- you MUST use GitHub reviewers in 2026
- LOVE
@cursor_ai's BugBot
@cubic_dev_
- paired with my /shepherd skill = no-brainer
6. Frameworks
- still Next.js Tailwind Shadcn
- this stack never changes, it just works
- don't get distracted by tinkerers
biggest updates ⤵️
→ still not using Claude Code 🤷🏻♂️
→ dropped Conductor/Superset/other tools
→ started using
@authkit over
@clerk and I love it
what are you building right now?