A Year Ago: Coding with Claude Was Awesome but Constantly Went Off the Rails
rickasaurus · x · 2026-08-05
The author reflects on the AI coding experience just a year ago, when one-shotting software was brand new. Developers were figuring out how to control Claude, which was both awesome and horrible as it frequently went off the rails. This highlights the massive leap in AI coding tool stability and capabilities over the past year.
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