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The surfaces you should know as a user
Take "The surfaces you should know as a user" step by step, then finish with the result that proves it worked.
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The surfaces you should know as a userfeel them before you discuss them
You can't have credible product taste about a surface you've never used in anger. Before the loop, drive each of these in real work and form an opinion about where each one is good and where it frustrates you.
Interactive diagram. Tab through its regions; each focused region shows its detail in the panel below.
Top is what the user touches; each layer down trades polish for systems constraints.
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Verify your usage is real, not crammed
Interviewers can tell within minutes whether you use Cursor daily for real work or skimmed docs to prep. The fix isn't memorizing features - it's building something real with it this week so your opinions come from your own friction, not a feature list.