Readit Newsmraza007 commented on Ask HN: How can I get better at using AI for programming? · Posted by u/lemonlime227
Hey, Boris from the Claude Code team here. A few tips:
1. If there is anything Claude tends to repeatedly get wrong, not understand, or spend lots of tokens on, put it in your CLAUDE.md. Claude automatically reads this file and it’s a great way to avoid repeating yourself. I add to my team’s CLAUDE.md multiple times a week.
2. Use Plan mode (press shift-tab 2x). Go back and forth with Claude until you like the plan before you let Claude execute. This easily 2-3x’s results for harder tasks.
3. Give the model a way to check its work. For svelte, consider using the Puppeteer MCP server and tell Claude to check its work in the browser. This is another 2-3x.
4. Use Opus 4.5. It’s a step change from Sonnet 4.5 and earlier models.
Hope that helps!
+1 on that
Opus 4.5 is a game changer
I have used to refactor and modernize one of my old react project using bootstrap,
You have to be really precise when prompting and having solid CLAUDE.md works really well
Try Claude Code, especially with plugins and max plans.
All these AI coding tools make me feel like I have superpowers. It’s addictive.
If I had problems finding time and the mental power or motivation to work on projects a few years ago—projects I deemed too large a commitment of time and effort—today with Claude and Cursor I almost have too much time and bandwidth to take on new projects.
When I step back and realize this is the world we’re living in as programmers, I can barely believe it. I want to shout and laugh from joy.
It’s been months since I’ve manually written more than a few lines of syntax, and I can’t imagine ever going back.
If AI coding tools disappeared from the world today, tomorrow I would stop being a programmer—something I’ve done for over 20 years.
That thought makes me excited and scared
I haven’t written any single line of code but i have been able to plan and come up with new ideas faster
I’m more of a product manager than a coder due to these new AI coding tools
Its even better when using claude code
Impressive work.
With the rise of AI understanding software will become relatively easy
mraza007 commented on Ask HN: What are your unpopular opinions about programming? · Posted by u/polygot
I would say that working as a programmer in a corporate environment is a bit similar to being paid to be a novel writer by people who don't know how to read, but absolutely want to tell you how to do your job properly.
This is true,
Being in corporate kills your creativity
Its been a pain point for a lot of the clients I work with helping them understand and optimize their aws costs
They might get a surprise 1000 dollar bill and won’t be able to understand why it happened or what incurred that costs