Developer drops VS Code, Office and git client, now uses only Claude
One_Improvement_6470 · reddit · 2026-10-27
A Reddit developer asks which software people no longer use, sharing their own list: Visual Studio, VS Code, ReSharper, their git client, and all Office tools — because they now use only Claude.
A firsthand example of AI assistants displacing the traditional dev and office toolchain, with community discussion following.
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