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This sounds like an LLM paradox: It saves you a lot of time by writing something basically instantly, but to be sure it's correct you would need to invest around the same amount of time it would have taken to do it yourself.

So the fact Claude Code has access to COBOL is NOT a reason to jettison all of my IBM stock because financial systems are not something you should vibe code? SHOCKING. www.cnbc.com/quotes/IBM

Wellness check-in for Ed. How we feeling about taalas and chatjimmy?

Hey Ed, I've actually talked with engineers in ATX about how Claude is being used to replace staff, and the answer isn't just "Machine do work" but that it allows for off-shoring of the work more easily. The company removed ~6 Americans in Austin for 2 engineers in Egypt that will use Claude.

I agree. As a senior dev Claude does make me much more productive at some tasks. But in terms of the entire lifecycle of software production, the parts it is automating were in some sense already the "easy" parts.

Vibe coding can quickly get you the 80% that takes 20% of the time of building an application

Asked their sales team the other day if there was a way to 100% enforce specific tests. Pointed me to making skills and rules. Went to troubleshooting in their own docs — Skill not triggering? Check the description includes keywords users would actually say. It’s all just prompts in a code casino.

Exactly, a glorified Google that you can talk to. Not J.A.R.V.I.S.

... sometimes the simple app that isn't fancy is the right solution. Instead of training your tiny user base you tailor the app to their needs and wants. It's super fun. And holy crap I would have CRANKED some of those with Claude Code.

Indeed, everyone is convinced that the only thing stopping them from creating the next Facebook etc is they just need ~the idea~ & the rest will just fall into place. Every time I've tried to show them how even the most basic WordPress site can be set up, they are so lost. Dunning-Kruger in effect!

The most important service that SaaS companies provide to large organisations is… accountability. The actual software that the Salesforces of the world is usually pretty basic; their value is being legally, auditably reliable at scale.