Dev Merges Pong and Snake into "Serpong" with Claude, Sparking Cost and Speed Debate

Developers used Claude (Opus 5.5) to merge Pong and Snake into a hybrid game "Serpong," discussing optimizations like a reusable engine. A demo taking 10 minutes and $1.68 per run sparked discussion about how quickly costs and latency might fall to 10 seconds and $0.16.

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