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NoClaude Code · 10 Feb 2026

it still often goes into a loop of assuming some method exists, calling it, getting an error, re-reading the code to find the actual method, and then fixing the method call

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In the thread “I started programming when I was 7. I'm 50 now and the thing I loved has changed”, replying to this comment

Got in the way: Loops assuming methods exist, re-reading code to fix calls.

… They don’t represent understanding in your specific codebase. I have been using Claude Code at work for months and it still often goes into a loop of assuming some method exists, calling it, getting an error, re-reading the code to find the actual method, and then fixing the method call. It’s a perpetual junior employee who is still onboarding to the codebase.