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Re: Maximizing the value of your Claude Code sessions

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Post by StilesCrisis »

datakan wrote: post #143
Glyptodon wrote: post #26

What I see is that I have to read a bunch of stuff and go through a bunch of hassle to save money when the root of it is that if I tell an AI to do work on a task while I'm busy with something else and come back later I've doubled my cost because the cache expires too quickly?

The AI is so super intelligent that it can't optimize itself and instead burns through tokens needlessly. The people programming the AI are so good that they can write long winded articles about how to optimize their AI but can't get the AI to do these things by default. It's all so tiring. I care less and less about Claude every single day because of the usage caps and the constant optimizing that has to be done. Th…

Three years ago, a computer that can write working C++ on the first try would have been considered to be a miracle. It's amazing how quickly the goalposts move.

Re: Maximizing the value of your Claude Code sessions

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Post by cactusplant7374 »

mojuba wrote: post #139

This is all good to know, but funny how we are suddenly back to formal languages and commands. Aren't these things intelligent enough to figure these things out for us?

Codex is at least. The length of my prompts have decreased over time. Mostly I point it to relevant examples that already exist. It knows the drill.

Re: Maximizing the value of your Claude Code sessions

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Post by StilesCrisis »

zmmmmm wrote: post #93

What I want is a version of `/clear` that keeps the conversation but drops out things like bloated logs, error traces, etc that were only relevant in the immediate local context. I guess compacting somewhat does that but I want something more explicitly that trims out these extremely bloated artefacts while maintaining in full the actual conversation history.

/handoff

Re: Maximizing the value of your Claude Code sessions

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Post by imgyuri »

BeetleB wrote: post #29

> @-mention files instead of naming them. The file gets attached to your message directly, which saves a Read call, or a search if Claude has to go find it. I've heard it argued that this is an antipattern. If the file is large, it will read the whole file. With Read or something similar, it can do a targeted search and read only the relevant portion. Is this still not the case? Also, since they mention /context: Can…

it's easy to create one, or use something like https://github.com/jarrodwatts/claude-hud

Re: Maximizing the value of your Claude Code sessions

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Post by bix6 »

9dev wrote: post #153
user43928 wrote: post #122

Earlier quoted context omitted.

That's what is shown by default in the app. I'll never understand why anyone would want to restrict themselves to a terminal interface instead, and I say this as a Vim user.

> That's what is shown by default in the app. It is shown in Claude Desktop if you care to check in Settings > Usage, sure - but not in Claude Code, updated as you work with it. > I'll never understand why anyone would want to restrict themselves to a terminal interface instead, and I say this as a Vim user. I usually work with Claude in tandem, that is: The agent is actively working while I am either reviewing code…

> It is shown in Claude Desktop if you care to check in Settings > Usage, sure - but not in Claude Code, updated as you work with it.

What? Claude Code shows you context window and session limits right next to the text input box.

Re: Maximizing the value of your Claude Code sessions

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Post by 9dev »

bix6 wrote: post #167
9dev wrote: post #153

Earlier quoted context omitted.

> That's what is shown by default in the app. It is shown in Claude Desktop if you care to check in Settings > Usage, sure - but not in Claude Code, updated as you work with it. > I'll never understand why anyone would want to restrict themselves to a terminal interface instead, and I say this as a Vim user. I usually work with Claude in tandem, that is: The agent is actively working while I am either reviewing code…

> It is shown in Claude Desktop if you care to check in Settings > Usage, sure - but not in Claude Code, updated as you work with it. What? Claude Code shows you context window and session limits right next to the text input box.

The default status line doesn't do that, but admittedly it has been a while since I used vanilla Claude Code. Either way, it definitely does not display weekly limits out of the box

Re: Maximizing the value of your Claude Code sessions

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Post by ramraj07 »

brachkow wrote: post #165

Considering that I'm mostly unable to reach the limit of my X5 subscription and we have 1M context, it is a guide to maximize Anthropic PnL pre-IPO

This very much applies to most enterprises. These unlimited subscriptions are only available to individuals and teams less than 150 folks..

Re: Maximizing the value of your Claude Code sessions

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Post by qaq »

StilesCrisis wrote: post #161
datakan wrote: post #143

Earlier quoted context omitted.

The AI is so super intelligent that it can't optimize itself and instead burns through tokens needlessly. The people programming the AI are so good that they can write long winded articles about how to optimize their AI but can't get the AI to do these things by default. It's all so tiring. I care less and less about Claude every single day because of the usage caps and the constant optimizing that has to be done. Th…

Three years ago, a computer that can write working C++ on the first try would have been considered to be a miracle. It's amazing how quickly the goalposts move.

Dario with his "country of geniuses in a datacenter" talk is pretty instrumental in accelerating that
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