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How I use Claude Code to implement new features in an existing complex codebase

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Re: How I use Claude Code to implement new features in an existing complex codebase

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Post by __loam »

raincole wrote: post #24
__loam wrote: post #19

Earlier quoted context omitted.

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What do you mean? (Genuinely asking)

There's a brand new thin wrapper for this bullshit every month. First we had Langchain, then MCP servers, and now this. The industry has been constantly trying to wrap the stochastic bullshit generator with frameworks and guardrails, for years, and the heart of it will always be the same model. I wouldn't care, but you all insist on inflicting this on every code base while a clueless leadership class has started using it as a performance metric.

Re: How I use Claude Code to implement new features in an existing complex codebase

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Post by ToJans »

AndyNemmity wrote: post #12
XenophileJKO wrote: post #8

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Actually please write an article about how you are currently using it then. I've been actively using it and working with sub-agents. I feel like there are very little resources out there on more complex Claude Code setups. I would love to see other setups, like what MCP, hooks, sub-agents, commands, etc.

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Wow, that is a huge instruction set.

I've created a (way smaller) "/hire" command that does something similar, but I should probably turn it into an agent as well, as the commao is only creating agents, and I still need to do further adaptation with individual promoting and edits

It's these little, but crucial insights that make all the difference, so thank you!

I have the exact same feeling about losing time, for me it's starting to turn into an addiction,

I'm buiding a new side product, and the sense of urgency combined with the available capability makes it hard for me to stop working.

Progress is going so fast that it feels like the competition might catch up any time now.

I now restrained myself upfront with predefined timing windows for work, so the I manage to keep my sanity & social life from disappearing...

"What a great time to be alive"

Re: How I use Claude Code to implement new features in an existing complex codebase

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Post by vunderba »

steilpass wrote: post #22

I stumbled upon the author’s command `qnew` to read Claude.md. Why would you need that? > CLAUDE.md is a special file that Claude automatically pulls into context when starting a conversation. https://www.anthropic.com/engineering/claude-code-best-pract...

That confused me as well. The whole point of CLAUDE.md is that it is automatically injected into the rolling context of any Claude interaction/thread.

That CLAUDE.md file that they've posted is also HUGE - Anthropic themselves recommend keeping it on the more concise side. If you need more, consider just creating dedicated subagents for "UI/UX reviewer", "search", etc.

Re: How I use Claude Code to implement new features in an existing complex codebase

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Post by [deleted] »

ToJans wrote: post #32
AndyNemmity wrote: post #12

Earlier quoted context omitted.

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Wow, that is a huge instruction set. I've created a (way smaller) "/hire" command that does something similar, but I should probably turn it into an agent as well, as the commao is only creating agents, and I still need to do further adaptation with individual promoting and edits It's these little, but crucial insights that make all the difference, so thank you! I have the exact same feeling about losing time, for me…

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Re: How I use Claude Code to implement new features in an existing complex codebase

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Post by weitendorf »

AndyNemmity wrote: post #26
weitendorf wrote: post #23

Earlier quoted context omitted.

We’ve been building in this direction for a bit over a year now. I don’t see your contact info but please reach out over email if you’re interested in checking out our approach and maybe working with us!

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It’s not the specific agent config or anything like that I’m after, just the genuine interest+enthusiasm in an area we’re actively working on. The central premise to what we’re building is our system for reusable and composable AI workflows.

Shit’s moving fast and the math works out such that it’s probably better to just find someone at the bleeding edge and offer to pay them really generously to work with us than to recruit for this work normally. If you change your mind you can find my email on my profile!

Edit for more context: We’ve basically had the same thing as Claude’s slash commands (we call them workflows) since November, but then we switched gears and made our cloud IDE/agent sandbox and other components of our infrastructure layer the top priority.

That’s working and the timing is amazing since we should be able to just glue all these new cli (sub) agents in between our workflows and agent infrastructure. I suspect someone who understands terminal agents well could do it about 4x faster than me.

Re: How I use Claude Code to implement new features in an existing complex codebase

#36

Post by raincole »

__loam wrote: post #31
raincole wrote: post #24

Earlier quoted context omitted.

What do you mean? (Genuinely asking)

There's a brand new thin wrapper for this bullshit every month. First we had Langchain, then MCP servers, and now this. The industry has been constantly trying to wrap the stochastic bullshit generator with frameworks and guardrails, for years, and the heart of it will always be the same model. I wouldn't care, but you all insist on inflicting this on every code base while a clueless leadership class has started usin…

That's sad.

Re: How I use Claude Code to implement new features in an existing complex codebase

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Post by gexla »

XenophileJKO wrote: post #8
AndyNemmity wrote: post #3

[flagged]

Actually please write an article about how you are currently using it then. I've been actively using it and working with sub-agents. I feel like there are very little resources out there on more complex Claude Code setups. I would love to see other setups, like what MCP, hooks, sub-agents, commands, etc.

I think the basic issue for me is that people put this stuff out as if it's some big discovery, and yet my own usage is way different and serves me just fine thank you. These have the feel of a developer who has just discovered development and then want to tell you about all the best tools. But it's not really about showing you the best tools, is it? Rather, it's about riding the hype train and creating slop for more eyeballs.

Re: How I use Claude Code to implement new features in an existing complex codebase

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Post by [deleted] »

gexla wrote: post #37
XenophileJKO wrote: post #8

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Actually please write an article about how you are currently using it then. I've been actively using it and working with sub-agents. I feel like there are very little resources out there on more complex Claude Code setups. I would love to see other setups, like what MCP, hooks, sub-agents, commands, etc.

I think the basic issue for me is that people put this stuff out as if it's some big discovery, and yet my own usage is way different and serves me just fine thank you. These have the feel of a developer who has just discovered development and then want to tell you about all the best tools. But it's not really about showing you the best tools, is it? Rather, it's about riding the hype train and creating slop for more…

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Re: How I use Claude Code to implement new features in an existing complex codebase

#39

Post by [deleted] »

__loam wrote: post #31
raincole wrote: post #24

Earlier quoted context omitted.

What do you mean? (Genuinely asking)

There's a brand new thin wrapper for this bullshit every month. First we had Langchain, then MCP servers, and now this. The industry has been constantly trying to wrap the stochastic bullshit generator with frameworks and guardrails, for years, and the heart of it will always be the same model. I wouldn't care, but you all insist on inflicting this on every code base while a clueless leadership class has started usin…

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Re: How I use Claude Code to implement new features in an existing complex codebase

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Post by _andrei_ »

AndyNemmity wrote: post #3

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> If you don't discuss hooks and subagents, i'm not sure what you're doing right now.

Agents have their own context and can be useful for tasks that can be parallelized, which is a minority of tasks. How are they critical to better performance for you?

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