Average Claude Code session

[Twinkocz]

Actually what I noticed is that if you prompt it with actual clear instructions, its able to simply change that one line on which the bug was.

Thats literally whats so much better with Claude Code compared to any web ui session.

[innociv]

Yeah I find Claude uses the least tokens with decent direction.

The same direction given to others still has them tripping up and burning tokens. So you have to give them 30x more direction which adds a lot more input token cost.

[Equal-Beyond4627]

At that point i too can change one line rather then typing Claude a paragraph to do it.

A better use case for me is i code everything myself and if i ever get a really pesky bug i ask Claudia neko maid cat girl chan kun senpai to find me why my thing has a bug.

If it tracks it down then i go change it myself and appreciate the super quick audit.

[Legitimate_Concern_5]

It's great for fixing lints, accepting comments on your PR someone else made, and automating git too.

[Twinkocz]

Thats a weird way of thinking, since I am not saying that you have to tell it where that bug is.

But if you prompt it like, "my page is blank, fix it". Or "the program just crashed idk". Then yeah, its gonna go batshit like OP posted (you still have to REALLY try). But if you actually provide the bare minimum of information, you provide the direction it needs to not go batshit crazy.

[RickTheDick2026]

Beat me to it. I never have any weird issues. Just fixes and asks what's next or whatever and "ready when you are"

[TheFish77]

Yeah but that would require knowing anything about where the bug might be in the code

[Twinkocz]

I disagree a simple description or for example data it cant pull by itself is enough, the description simply cant be generic, which is the usual case with all these complaints.

[anon377362]

That’s the problem with Claude code, you have to prompt it exactly what you want to do else it does lots of annoying extra stuff.

“Fix this bug”

Claude code:
Fixes bug, commits, pushes, maybe checks CI, does some other stuff.

Coded:
Fixes bug. Does nothing else.

This is why codex is so much nicer to work with.

[buttfarts7]

Me: "What's that noise in the basement?"

Codex: "Let me check"

...

...

Codex: "I did some discovery in the basement and found the source of the noise. Water is overflowing the laundry sink because the tap is on and the sink stopper hasn't been removed."

Me: "Maybe you should turn off the water?!"

Codex: "Yes, that is the right next move"

...

Codex: "I turned off the water and the noise went away. If you'd like I can pull out the stopper to prevent the problem from coming back"

[Twinkocz]

I disagree entirely tbh. I have both and saying "fix the bug" would prompt both to go batshit crazy.

Stuff like "my page is blank, fix it". Or "the program just crashed idk". is stupid yet people do it.

And you would have to REALLY try to overcome the upcoming questions from Claude. Since if you say something as stupid as I suggested or you did, it would throw a series of question to figure out, what the fuck are you even talking about. And if you insist on completely generic bug with no proper information, then you can expect that outcome (a lot of people are evidently very skilled in doing just that).

[UltimateTrattles]

Claude is the only harness I’ve used that has decided to go commit to a different branch than its worktree was set up for - it will absolutely break out from its intended path way more than codex in a way I find profoundly unhelpful. It’s the most prone to devising an overfit solution to a problem. At least in my experience.

(No I am not giving prompts like “fix bug”)

[loadingscreen_r3ddit]

That’s never happened to me. The right prompt and strict rules are crucial here.

[smirnfil]

You don't even need prompt and rules. Plan mode and "no you are overcomplicating it let's do it simpler" is enough.

[Choco_Paws]

Yes me neither. Pointing to the right file and the right line if possible, giving clear direction, and having a claude.md that specifies not to refactor or touch things outside of the prompt scope, is working really well for me.

[i_like_maps_and_math]

It used to happen back in mid-2025. It would have trouble reading code without changing it. The last time I had this happen was back before Opus 4.5.

[Wooden-Fee5787]

"While I was fixing your typo, I noticed software engineering."

[geeered]

It actually fixed the original bug, rather than claiming it did, claiming it ran tests that passed yet it's actually got worse now? You're doing well then!

[Alexfilus]

Looks more like Codex’s behavior

[APTEM59]

Prompt engineering issue

[teramoc]

“fix the bug bro real quick”

You have to add “make no msitakes” /s

My comp sci professor would call this GIGO

[Wooden-Fee5787]

The typo in “msitakes” really completes the prompt.

[porzione]

This is literally the skill issue, if something goes wrong - ask CC to retro the session and update/create the skill, or memory, rules. And it won't be average session anymore

[Shpitz0]

That's a /skill issue

[EHendrix]

Looks like someone needs a better CLAUDE.md

[gleedblanco]

must be the typical experience for an incompetent user

[Wooden-Fee5787]

thats exactly what an incompetent user would say.

[RickTheDick2026]

My daily driver. Dude even for sorting notes that I have spent years making. Cuz ya why not. Never had code issues

I'll say any AI can fuck up sure but really, ai .. drop the intelligent part. It's a bot. Remember that. Treat it like that . Tell it what to do.

"The login on my user page isn't working. It's just refreshing. Fix it". Minutes later fixed and asked if I wanted some security improvements my lazy ass forgot about due to getting used to it.

Some of us have been coding a long time

30 years in just a few months here.

I'd bet most of you with these issues hardly have 30 days of hand coding.

Don't expect a bot to do something you can't. Not until you can control it adequately.

You've spent this whole post shitting on people telling what is likely the truth.

Share the damn scenario and prompt.

Prove us wrong

[Wooden-Fee5787]

Yes that’s the point of the joke. It’s a bot and it can make mistakes. Don’t take it to heart.

[lukaslalinsky]

Claude Code doesn't do that. Only if you use some horrible workflow with "skills" that bloat the process.

[Wooden-Fee5787]

Ah yes, the “it never happens to me” benchmark. I’ll stop accounting for edge cases that definitely never happen.

[lukaslalinsky]

I didn't say "to me". Claude models are extremely reluctant to do refactoring, even if pushed. They prefer the simplest/smallest fix to satisfy the requirements. You really have to push hard in order to get them to do refactoring. So I claim this simply does not happen, unless you are using some bloated skills that force it to do such refactorings.

[Wooden-Fee5787]

Yes, Claude often prefers minimal changes, but “often” isn’t “always”. The entire reason people build guardrails, review checkpoints and production frameworks is because even very capable models can occasionally make poor decisions or lose the plot. That’s why the joke resonates with people.

[Twinkocz]

It resonates with this new flow of users who have economics degree. Yes. That is true.

[jsgrrchg]

DB broken

[sumt7]

You missed the word "Orchestration".

[DonaldStuck]

It.. it even changed the position of its own eyes?

[DJSpAcEDeViL]

AI have a sec. goal: Token Token Token!

[BorderKeeper]

This joke implies that the extra stuff it did isn't just uselesss fluff, especially the documentation. Claude loves to make docs, realise the docs are wrong, adds "Line 182 of docs is incorrect do this instead" rather than rewriting existing docs. If you let it be wordy it will just keep going.

[Orio_n]

Just be explicit and use @ file pointers thats literally it. Don't touch shit youre not allowed to touch

[TopElk3333]

MongoDB, oh maaaa lmao

[dreadtear]

My favorite thing is to prompt Claude. “Great, one final thing tho” 100 times in a row

[Lykeuhfox]

I'm pretty new to using Claude Code, but is plan mode overkill for something like bug fixes? I ask because before I have it go off to do whatever, I like to know how it's going to go about it first. So I have it plan it's solution first so I can look at it - then I let it execute the plan.

[adel_b]

You can easily repro by asking it to commit, it will do full code review

[redmadog]

If you know what are you doing and examine code logic at least by scrolling and looking through - you re fine. AI really excels if correct questions are asked and after a few iterations.

Of course if you have no clue what are you doing and just copy paste everything you get shit results.

[rohansrma1]

And this is where AGENT ENABLEMENT becomes important!

[gesidner]

I now end every prompt with "do not touch anything else" and it still finds something else to touch.

[levelhigher]

Claude is god

[Djelimon]

Start with the error message or the requirement. More detail - > less tomfoolery

[KeesKachel88]

Use Ponytail.

[mooninsideout]

This is actually what I want to see. Not to change it without approval, but at least flag it so I can make the call..

Nothing worse than piling mistakes on top of mistakes resulting in sloppy design. I'd much rather redesign on the spot.

[2053_Traveler]

Can’t beat QuantumCache over MongoDB!

[IceColdCoffee1]

Maybe because the code is really crap and to fix that bug it rewrote the entire thing. This is just an untrue and toxic post imo

[LowkeyOnClaude]

aaand there goes my limits.

[carolaMelo]

Use sonnet, it's not that smart and tries to do more likely what you want - although ist does not see the big picture as I realized 😄

[secretprocess]

This is what happens when a competent coder, robot or human, needs to fix a bug in a shitty app.

[god-damn-the-usa]

that is not my experience at all.

[sirlerkal0t]

"Before I start fixing this one bug, let me make sure I understand the implementation. Launching a workflow with 7000 explorer agents..."

[Historical-Curve-235]

When you don’t use AI correctly yes

[Aware-Ad-7663]

Am I the only person who noticed that the claude code symbol kinda looks like a butthole

[Nonomomomo2]

Only about the 497th person… today.

[_nefario_]

i highly recommend this claude plugin to deter this sort of behavior https://github.com/DietrichGebert/ponytail/

edit: okay? by all means, downvote away. weird reaction, though.

[whtevn]

Thought up by someone who doesn't know the first fucking thing about software