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Ask HN: What happens when Claude Code goes away?

A Hacker News user posting as HoldOnAMinute asked what happens when Claude Code goes away, saying the tool has made them "very proficient" and that losing access "would be like missing a body part." The user said they have not had great success making Claude Code work with local Ollama/Qwen models, and the Ask HN post drew 2 comments within 9 minutes of submission.

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| | | 1 point by HoldOnAMinute9 minutes ago |hide |past |favorite |2 comments | | | | I have become very proficient with Claude Code and I use it for everything, both at work and in my personal life. At this point, if I lost access to it, it would be like missing a body part. At the risk of hyperbole, it makes me a better person. I am more effective in everything I do. Someday it will probably go away. I haven't had great success making Claude Code work with local Ollama/Quen. |

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