Get the latest tech news

Field Notes from Shipping Real Code with Claude


Think of this post as your field guide to a new way of building software. By the time you finish reading, you’ll understand not just the how but the

Imagine trying to explain to an AI assistant a codebase that includes FastAPI services talking to Temporal workflows, all backed by a TimescaleDB database with vector embeddings, documented in TypeSpec, and organized in a monorepo that would make most developers weep. Common bash commands Core files and utility functions Code style guidelines Testing instructions Repository etiquette (e.g., branch naming, merge vs. rebase, etc.) Reviewers know to pay extra attention Future debuggers understand the code’s provenance Team learns which patterns work well with AI No one feels shame about using available tools

Get the Android app

Or read this on Hacker News

Read more on:

Photo of field

field

Photo of Claude

Claude

Photo of real code

real code

Related news:

News photo

I read all of Cloudflare's Claude-generated commits

News photo

Anthropic Co-founder on Cutting Access To Windsurf: 'It Would Be Odd For Us To Sell Claude To OpenAI'

News photo

Anthropic co-founder on cutting access to Windsurf: ‘It would be odd for us to sell Claude to OpenAI’