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1. teliskr · 1789907681 · focus · HN ↗

   I am getting really good results from claude. We have a 22-year old legacy system. The system is stable, but had issues as all legacy systems do. Claude has been great for modernizing the codebase, updating dependencies, auditing security, and rapidly adding new features. It has worked well with existing code style and patterns. Sometimes it is a little off-track, but overall it is pretty amazing.

   When implementing new features or making large refactoring changes; I use the superpowers:brainstorming skill. That has consistent process which has worked really well. I alway review the code before merging, but most of the time there are few issues to correct.

   I don't do 95% coverage, but I have increased it from 65% to about +80% and that is sufficient.

   1. lolakutty · 1789908134 · focus · HN ↗

      >most of the time there are few issues to correct.

      Kindly share the metrics by which you evaluate the changes.

      1. teliskr · 1789909398 · focus · HN ↗

         I don't require metrics in these instances. I review the code and test the functionality. That is sufficient for my needs.

         1. lolakutty · 1789911332 · focus · HN ↗

            > I review the code...

            If this is true, then you are not saving a lot of time. Because most of the time is spent evaluating various options and ways to implement the functionality. Even when you are reviewing, you ll have to do that. (With LLMs, this is even more feasible, because now you can actually implement some of the variants, and evaluate them).

            But on the other side, you are saving from typing the code. So if you are really reviewing everything, then you are not saving much time. The alternative is that you settle for some local maximum during each review, that in long term won't necessarly translate to a globlal maximum or even a global "good enough" position...

            1. teliskr · 1789912540 · focus · HN ↗

               I'm saving time. It's implementing features in a few hours that would have taken me weeks to implement. I can review code much faster than I can create well reasoned, implemented and tested solutions.

               1. lolakutty · 1789916026 · focus · HN ↗

                  Can you tell me what the most complex thing (software) that you have yourself implemented is?

                  1. [deleted] · 1789955250 · focus · HN ↗

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