"The predictability of programming tokens is useful not only for code synthesis but also for predicting what a developer will do next while editing existing code."
In the Cursor team interview, Aman Sanger connects the low statistical surprise of programming with the possibility of predicting developer actions inside an editor. Beginning around 18 minutes and 42 seconds, he explains how Cursor Tab aims to eliminate low-entropy editing actions rather than merely suggest the next sequence of characters.