Dev claims Claude Opus 5.5 is smarter than every developer he knows
GabGarrett · x · 2026-10-27
Simon Hoiberg says he doesn't know a single developer who's better and smarter than Opus 5.5, questioning why devs still hand-hold the model and review its every line — "you should let it review your work, not the other way around."
He adds that he understands the resistance: many smart developers' whole identity is being the smartest person in the room, and AI taking that away is genuinely crisis-inducing.
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