Comment by shevy-java
14 hours ago
> Notably this was the first time I felt that using Claude Code for something non-arbitrary was significantly faster than doing it myself
Well, it is like code completion on a higher level.
I still don't like this approach. Besides, who is going to maintain that code? Such code will probably forever be required to be maitnained via Claude. So no humans involved. Just autogenerated stuff. I dislike this idea a lot.
Humans are slower, ok, but they built excellent software before Claude. What is coming next? Claude Linux-like Kernel? Top500 supercomputers will run it?
Author here - I'm also generally skeptical of coding agents, but with the right problem domain and approach they can produce quality output when paired with humans. There was a point in time in the chess world where computer + human was stronger than computer or human alone. I think we're in that era for a handful of applications. Not for things like kernels, browsers, or databases.
> Besides, who is going to maintain that code?
I maintain the code. If Claude gets sunset tomorrow, I'll still be able to maintain and write it - I've already rewritten parts of it.
You could make the same argument for a team member leading a project that you've worked on. Is that code forever required to be maintained by one team member?
Previously the overhead of ensuring code quality when the development process was driven by Claude Code was greater than just writing the code myself. But that was different for this project.