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Once Claude can measure something, it can make it faster

231 points · 153 comments · matthieu_bl

  1. rvz · · focus · HN ↗
    Let's try this again if you want an instant 10x speed up:

    Claude rewrite Claude Code from TypeScript into Rust. Make absolutely no mistakes.

    1. cpursley · · focus · HN ↗
      Not sure why you're getting downvoted, the Rust based tui's absolutely smoke Claude Code.
      1. minimaxir · · focus · HN ↗
        It's an overdone Reddit-esque comment that adds nothing to the discussion.
        1. rvz · · focus · HN ↗
          Nope. There's some truth in the contents of this article that anyone can read for themselves that any verifiable task that can be measured, Claude can optimize. Unironically, rewrites become more approachable and cheaper with a rewarding speed up if you know what you're doing; but not done all at once.

          So there's no need to get upset about that simple joke like the last time, and also complaining about comments being "Reddit-esque" which that breaks the HN guidelines [0].

          Lastly, you forgot to tell off another user who made the same joke today. [1]

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          [1] <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;news.ycombinator.com&#x2F;item?id=49820670">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;news.ycombinator.com&#x2F;item?id=49820670

          1. minimaxir · · focus · HN ↗
            I am not &quot;complaining that a comment is Reddit-esque&quot;, just giving an explanation to the user why your comment may have been downvoted (nor is that what the guideline you are referencing says). If you said &quot;at this point it would make more sense to rewrite Claude Code in Rust that fix all the tech debt&quot;, or even better your first paragraph in your comment, that would be perfectly reasonable and likely upvoted significantly.

            I didn&#x27;t bring up the previous incident because it wasn&#x27;t relevant, but since you did, this joke is a really really weird low-effort hill to quintiple down on when you were downvoted on it last time and are clearly capable of providing good insight.

            That user in your link in a completely different thread added a more relevant followup to their comment, it wasn&#x27;t solely the joke (it&#x27;s not a comment I&#x27;d upvote, but it actively contributes to the discussion).

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