On: I've been using Claude Code for a couple of days

[mtlynch]

This is particularly interesting, as Steve Yegge works on (and I think leads) Sourcegraph Cody[0], which is a competitor to Claude Code.

Cody does use Claude Sonnet, so they do have some aligned interests, but it's still surprising to see Yegge speak so glowingly about another product that does what his product is supposed to do.

[0] https://sourcegraph.com/cody

[mechanicum → mtlynch]

I mean, doing that is pretty much what made him (semi-)famous in the first place (https://gist.github.com/chitchcock/1281611).

[mtlynch → mechanicum]

Yeah, but it's pretty different complaining from the position of a rank and file engineer at what was then like a 50k-person org as opposed to praising a competitor's product when you're at a small company, and you're the public face of your product.

[istjohn → mechanicum]

Thanks, I never read that one. Yegge's writing is just delicious. He could write a guide to watching paint dry and I would savor every word.

[esafak → mtlynch]

Cody lets you pick your model.

[manojlds → mtlynch]

Rising tide lifts all the boats and all that.

Claude Code didn't feel that different to me, and maybe they have something that is better and when they do release it they can say hey look, we pushed hard and have something that's better than even Claude Code.