I continue to find the non-stop claude spam fascinating. Gemini and ChatGPT have been very good for my needs, Claude not so much. Every week, if not every day, Claude spam is all over this site. But barely a peep about Gemini or ChatGPT coding capabilities.
Learn Claude Code by doing, not reading
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Re: Learn Claude Code by doing, not reading
#52Earlier quoted context omitted.
Would you use Opus if you switched to OpenCode?
I'd like to use Opus with OpenCode right now to combine the best TUI agent app with the best LLM. But my understanding is Anthropic will nuke me from orbit if I try that.
OpenCode with a Copilot Business sub and Opus 4.6 as the model works well
Re: Learn Claude Code by doing, not reading
#53Earlier quoted context omitted.
Because you will soon be working for it unless you learn to make it work for you.
It's fucking insane that we all have to pay rent every month to an AI company just to keep doing our jobs.
there is certainly a future where this isn't the case. Learning how to use AI and use it in your workflows will likely for sure be a part of any serious dev's future, but being beholden to a data center does not seem to reflect reality. Consider all the 5m-8m models and how powerful they are today compared to what the best models did 2 years ago. If you want to stay absolute bleeding edge model wise, sure you'll be stuck at a data center for some time...
Why isn't this just kinda seen as a repeat of the original birth of computers? Consider the IBM 350 (3.5mb) rented in the 50s for thousands per month. Now I have a drawer filled with SD cards that go up to 128gb that i cant even give away.
Re: Learn Claude Code by doing, not reading
#54I use claude code every day, I've written plugins and skills, use MCP servers, subagent workflows, and filled out the "Find your level" quiz as such. According to the quiz, I am a beginner!
Did anyone not get beginner? I got it as well.
I responded with a mix of mostly B and C answers and got “advanced.” Yet, as pointed out by another commenter, selecting all D answers (which would make you an expert!) gets you called a beginner.
I can only assume the quiz itself was vibe-coded and not tested. What an incredible time we live in.
Re: Learn Claude Code by doing, not reading
#55Side note: I don’t know what Anthropic changed but now Claude Code consumes the quota incredibly fast. I have the Max5 plan, and it just consumed about 10% of the session quota in 10 minutes on a single prompt. For $100/month, I have higher expectations.
Relevant: https://www.reddit.com/r/ClaudeAI/comments/1s7zgj0/investiga... https://www.reddit.com/r/ClaudeAI/comments/1s7mkn3/psa_claud...
This is a serious problem with the fact that it's nearly impossible to understand what a "token" is and how to tame their use in a principled way.
It's like if cars didn't advertise MPG, but instead something that could change randomly.
Re: Learn Claude Code by doing, not reading
#56Earlier quoted context omitted.
I noticed 1M context window is default and no way not to use it. If your context is at 500-900k tokens every prompt, you’re gonna hit limits fast.
I had to double check that they'd removed the non-1M option, and... WTF? This is what's in `/config` → `model` 1. Default (recommended) Opus 4.6 with 1M context · Most capable for complex work 2. Sonnet Sonnet 4.6 · Best for everyday tasks 3. Sonnet (1M context) Sonnet 4.6 with 1M context · Billed as extra usage · $3/$15 per Mtok 4. Haiku Haiku 4.5 · Fastest for quick answers So there's an option to use non-1M Sonnet…
`/model opus` sets it to the original non-1M Opus... for now.
Re: Learn Claude Code by doing, not reading
#57Side note: I don’t know what Anthropic changed but now Claude Code consumes the quota incredibly fast. I have the Max5 plan, and it just consumed about 10% of the session quota in 10 minutes on a single prompt. For $100/month, I have higher expectations.
I've heard this a few times lately, but this past weekend I built a website for a friend's birthday, and it took me several hours and many queries to get through my regular paid plan. I just use default settings (Sonnet 4.6, medium effort, thinking on).
I'm guessing Opus eats up usage much, much faster. I don't know what's going on, since a lot of people are hitting limits and I don't seem to be.
Re: Learn Claude Code by doing, not reading
#58Earlier quoted context omitted.
Relevant: https://www.reddit.com/r/ClaudeAI/comments/1s7zgj0/investiga... https://www.reddit.com/r/ClaudeAI/comments/1s7mkn3/psa_claud...
This is a serious problem with the fact that it's nearly impossible to understand what a "token" is and how to tame their use in a principled way. It's like if cars didn't advertise MPG, but instead something that could change randomly.
Like if cars measured fuel efficiency or range using the knobs in the tread on your tire.
Re: Learn Claude Code by doing, not reading
#59Side note: I don’t know what Anthropic changed but now Claude Code consumes the quota incredibly fast. I have the Max5 plan, and it just consumed about 10% of the session quota in 10 minutes on a single prompt. For $100/month, I have higher expectations.
I've heard this a few times lately, but this past weekend I built a website for a friend's birthday, and it took me several hours and many queries to get through my regular paid plan. I just use default settings (Sonnet 4.6, medium effort, thinking on). I'm guessing Opus eats up usage much, much faster. I don't know what's going on, since a lot of people are hitting limits and I don't seem to be.
what they changed was peak vs off-peak usage metering.
using it on the weekend gets you more use than during weekdays 9-5 in US eastern time.
Re: Learn Claude Code by doing, not reading
#60Earlier quoted context omitted.
Would you use Opus if you switched to OpenCode?
I'd like to use Opus with OpenCode right now to combine the best TUI agent app with the best LLM. But my understanding is Anthropic will nuke me from orbit if I try that.
You can use Opus with OpenCode anytime you want, just not with the Claude plan. You can use it via API with any provider, including Anthropic's API. You can use it with Github Copilot's plan. The only thing you can't do without getting banned is use OpenCode with one of Claude's plans.