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I Use Claude Code on an Unfamiliar Codebase

A developer shares their experience using Claude Code, an AI coding assistant, to navigate and work on an unfamiliar codebase, highlighting its capabilities and limitations in real-world software development.

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https://thetechbuffet.substack.com/p/claude-code-on-an-unfamiliar-codebase Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49502328

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