Indie dev: coding with Opus 5.5 feels like mastering CSS for the first time
yihui_indie · x · 2026-09-27
A Chinese indie developer shares a few days of experience with Opus 5.5, comparing the joy to the moment a decade ago when they first truly grasped CSS after learning basic HTML — "the world gained color, light, layers, and life." A personal sentiment expressing amazement at the model's coding capability.
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