Claude Code creator says Claude wrote all his code for the last month • Hacker News Board

Re: Claude Code creator says Claude wrote all his code for the last month

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Post by skibidithink » Mon, Dec 29, 2025, 2:33 AM UTC

akmarinov wrote: post #60

skibidithink wrote: post #44

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How long did it take for you to get used to this workflow?

I started in July-August and it’s a learning curve, you start with “i’ve got all the power” and gradually learn the limits of the AI models, so you start closing the loop and getting them what they need to make sure that they’ll output what you consider acceptable. With each new drop, they become more and more powerful, so it’s easier and easier to jump in. Go look at Peter Steinberger’s stuff at https://steipete.me/…

Thank you for the leads!

Re: Claude Code creator says Claude wrote all his code for the last month

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Post by aislopdetector » Mon, Dec 29, 2025, 2:57 AM UTC

578_Observer wrote: post #46

mmasu wrote: post #33

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I use the house analogy a lot these days. A colleague vibe-coded an app and it does what it is supposed to, but the code really is an unmaintainable hodgepodge of files. I compare this to a house that looks functional on the surface, but has the toilet in the middle of the living room, an unsafe electrical system, water leaks, etc. I am afraid only the facade of the house will need to be beautiful, only to realize th…

I've been a loan officer for 20 years. To extend your analogy: AI is effectively mass-producing 'Subprime Housing'. It has amazing curb appeal (glittering paint), but as a banker, I'd rate this as a 'Toxic Asset' with zero collateral value. The scary part is that the 'interest rate' on this technical debt is variable. Eventually, it becomes cheaper to declare bankruptcy (rewrite from scratch) than to pay off the reno…

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Re: Claude Code creator says Claude wrote all his code for the last month

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Post by MrSkelter » Mon, Dec 29, 2025, 1:13 PM UTC

pseudony wrote: post #34

I wonder how. Everything I let claude code majorly write, whether Go, F#, C or Python, I end up eventually at a point where I systematically rip it apart and start writing it over. In my study days, we talked of “spikes”. Software or components which functionally addressed some need, but often was badly written and architected. That’s what I think most resembles claude code output. And I ask the llm to write todo-lis…

As someone who knows how to code and who employs a number of coders I am not sure choosing to do it yourself means the underlying code is unworkable.

In two decades I have never met an engineer who joined a project and didn’t at some point suggest starting over.

The world runs on buggy, hack filled, good enough code. The idea LLMs are failing when that’s what they produce is wrong in my opinion.