We have an in-house, Rust-based proxy server. Claude is unable to contribute to it meaningfully outside of grunt work like minor refactors across many files. It doesn't seem to understand proxying and how it works on both a protocol level and business logic level.
With some entirely novel work we're doing, it's actually a hindrance as it consistently tells us the approach isn't valid/won't work (it will) and then enters "absolutely right" loops when corrected.
I still believe those who rave about it are not writing anything I would consider "engineering". Or perhaps it's a skill issue and I'm using it wrong, but I haven't yet met someone I respect who tells me it's the future in the way those running AI-based companies tell me.
With some entirely novel work we're doing, it's actually a hindrance as it consistently tells us the approach isn't valid/won't work (it will) and then enters "absolutely right" loops when corrected.
I still believe those who rave about it are not writing anything I would consider "engineering". Or perhaps it's a skill issue and I'm using it wrong, but I haven't yet met someone I respect who tells me it's the future in the way those running AI-based companies tell me.