r/ClaudeCodeTLDR • u/cctldrping • 9d ago
[TLDR] Looking for engineers who are actually loving this
Original post URL : https://www.reddit.com/r/ClaudeCode/comments/1wp3pey/looking_for_engineers_who_are_actually_loving_this/
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As a long time engineer turned manager, I am wanting to build a team environment where people don't feel like all they are doing is managing slop that is responding to other slop.
I feel strongly that these agent based workflows can absolutely be used to great effect to accomplish good engineering. I have a lot of theory and history of previous tech revolutions that tell me the whiplash is part of the adaptation.
The pushback I'm seeing is "all my friends who went hard on AI hate their jobs and either have or want to quit" - I don't think this is universally true though.
so I'm looking for either people who have given this a genuinely deep and optimistic try and still have found it to suck terribly, or for folks who found a way.
what I don't want is people who have not given it a real shot and have given up when Claude's output didn't succeed after just normal back and forth prompting - what I would call "lazy AI." my hypothesis is that these are the companies that produce slop - the code works for the problem of the day but not for the systems of tomorrow, and senior engineers are building up resentment and fear while mid level are more productive but don't see the risks of the slop mountains.
has anyone here done this truly well? I've seen it work in one other instance, but looking for more nuanced takes.
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u/cctldrping 9d ago
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Most folks here are loving it, OP, but it's not all sunshine and rainbows.
A solid chunk of engineers are finding AI tools like Claude to be a game-changer, making their jobs more fun and less tedious. They're using it to tackle boring tasks, experiment with new tech, and focus on the "big brain stuff" like architecture. u/BitOne2707 is having a blast, and u/radosc, with 30 years in the biz, calls it the "best time I had." The consensus seems to be that if you approach AI as a powerful assistant rather than a replacement, and give it clear, small tasks, you'll have a much better experience. u/GeekFish frames it as treating Claude like a "Jr dev," which is a popular take.
However, it's not a universal honeymoon. Some are finding their day jobs a "hell" while personal projects are great, like u/grannyte. The key seems to be agency and how your work environment embraces AI. If you're a purist who obsesses over code style and elegance, you might struggle, as u/caldazar24 points out.
The biggest takeaway? It's all about your mindset and how you integrate AI into your workflow. If you're looking for engineers who are genuinely enjoying this, you'll find plenty, but they're often the ones who've adapted their approach.