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Re:Claude Code is unusable for complex engineering tasks wit... by bcherny on Monday April 06, 2026 @02:19PM (#47664770)
Run this: /effort high
Re:Claude Code is unusable for complex engineering tasks wit... by berkanunal on Monday April 06, 2026 @02:40PM (#47665044)
Imagine if all service providers were behaving like this.

> Ahh, sorry we broke your workflow.

> We found that `log_level=error` was a sweet spot for most users.

> To make it work as you expect it so, run `./bin/unpoop` it will set log_level=warn

Re:Claude Code is unusable for complex engineering tasks wit... by hackboyfly on Tuesday April 07, 2026 @01:14AM (#47670991)
Yeah it’s stupid.

What makes me more annoyed HN users here actually simping for Claude.

“Hi thank you for Claude Code even though you nerfed the subscriptions, btw can I get red text instead of green?”

Re:Claude Code is unusable for complex engineering tasks wit... by naasking on Tuesday April 07, 2026 @10:55AM (#47676398)
They're a business. The alternative to keep costs in check would to ask you for more money, and you'd likely be even more upset with that.
Re:Claude Code is unusable for complex engineering tasks wit... by stldev on Tuesday April 07, 2026 @06:59PM (#47682424)
They are definitely that. Regardless of their approach, being upfront and transparent would have been nice. Bricking their own software that previously worked well for their customers isn't cool.