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YesClaude Code · 31 Aug 2025

I will say, my job feels easier and my cognitive load lighter

xyzzy123 on Hacker News

In the thread “Ask HN: What are your views on using AI in software engineering?”

Helped: Managing guardrails, style, success criteria, and exploring options.

Got in the way: Cannot easily iterate on work tested only by running pipelines.

… It would require major org transformation to shift this, seems unlikely to happen in the next few years. I will say, my job feels easier and my cognitive load lighter. I don't need to "switch modes" as often between high and low level thinking. …