I’ve tested Claude Code at my work. I think it’s impressive what it can do. I give it some vague instruction, and it still manages to locate where to make the code change.
However, I don’t think it’s making me more productive and I probably won’t continue using it. It often gives subpar results, and the time save is often minimal. Writing the code isn’t the bottleneck for me either, so any time save is unlikely at all.
It also detaches me from the code in ways I don’t like. My job as a programmer isn’t only to write code. More importantly, it’s also about being an ambassador for the code I write. My role as a ”code ambassador” is going to be more difficult if I don’t write it.
LLMs are only good if you value quantity over quality. Kind of like how some executives thinks number of lines of code is a reliable productivity metric.
What do you mean? This is an operation of peace! /s