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With Claude Code and starting each conversation by referencing a couple existing files, I am able to get it to write code mostly like I would’ve written it
cube2222 on Hacker News
In the thread “Codex vs. Claude Code (today)”
Helped: Referencing existing files and using Opus for better constraint adherence.
Got in the way: Codex was slow, context inefficient, and failed to adapt to codebase style.
… Lots of defensive programming, hacky implementations, not adapting to the codebase style and patterns. With Claude Code and starting each conversation by referencing a couple existing files, I am able to get it to write code mostly like I would’ve written it. It adapts to existing patterns, adjusts to the code style, etc. …