May 20, 2026 1 min read
Shipping React Native faster with Cursor
How I cut development time by ~25% by leaning into AI-driven coding workflows on real apps.
#react-native
#cursor
#workflow
Why I tried Cursor
For years my RN flow was the same: Xcode + Android Studio + VS Code + a constant Slack tab. The shift to Cursor didn’t feel revolutionary at first — until I started measuring it.
Across two sprints on the Ainfluencers refactor, raw time-to-merge fell by ~25% on PRs that had clear scope.
Three habits that mattered
- Tight prompts scoped to a single file or component.
- Asking for diffs, not full files, when refactoring legacy code.
- Letting the model write tests first when I had a spec in my head.
The wins compound when your repo has good types and good naming. Cursor is only as good as your codebase.
That’s also the painful conclusion — if you want AI to help, invest in your foundations first.