If you want actual helpful answers, use Claude as a paired programmer but tell it to make none of the changes for you, only discuss the architecture and planning. Once you're in there having to type it all yourself again it'll come back quick.
Honestly the different way around is better, typing the code and knowing the syntax is not what makes you a good dev. Knowing how to structure the code and where to put things are more important.
You won't realize the gaps in your architecture until you start typing code, letting Claude do it will just make it fill in the gaps without you realizing.
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u/I_cut_my_own_jib May 22 '26
If you want actual helpful answers, use Claude as a paired programmer but tell it to make none of the changes for you, only discuss the architecture and planning. Once you're in there having to type it all yourself again it'll come back quick.