Yes
Finally something where I can like describe the architecture and requirements of a feature, let it code, review that code, give it written instructions on how to clean it up / refactor / missing tests, and iterate
Macha on Hacker News
70+% of the time
In the thread “A few random notes from Claude coding quite a bit last few weeks”, replying to this comment
Helped: Narrowly scoped tasks, refactoring, and iterative review.
Got in the way: Aggressive autocomplete hijacking and incoherent outputs.
… I mean, sure, if my boss is going to pay for it, but not life changing. Zed Agent mode / Cursor agent mode / Claude code (early 2026): Finally something where I can like describe the architecture and requirements of a feature, let it code, review that code, give it written instructions on how to clean it up / refactor / missing tests, and iterate. But that was like 2 years of "really it's better and revolutionary now" before it actually got there. …