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That's what Claude Code does - it constantly stops and asks you whether you want to proceed, including showing you the suggested changes before they're implemen

That's what Claude Code does - it constantly stops and asks you whether you want to proceed, including showing you the suggested changes before they're implemented. Helps with avoiding token waste and 'bad' work.

KoolKat23 1y ago
thats good to hear, theyre on their way there! on a personal note, I'm happy to hear that. I've been apprehensive and haven't tried it, purely due to my fear of the cost.
- queenkjuul 1y ago
  My work has a corporate subscription and on the one hand it's very impressive and on the other i don't actually find it useful.
  - Filligree 1y ago
    It’s best at small to medium projects written in a consistent style. So. It’s a potential superpower for personal projects, yet I don’t see it being very useful in a corporate setting. I used Claude Code to make this little thing: https://github.com/Baughn/ScriptView https://github.com/Baughn/ScriptView …took me thirty minutes. It wouldn’t have existed otherwise.
    - iwontberude 1y ago
      Exactly, if the program has less than 100 units or so of logic then it’s going to be a pretty good time so long as you aren’t working with very obscure/private dependencies. The problems begin when integrating hundreds of units prompted by different people or when writing for work which is both prolific and secret. The context is too limited even with RAG, one would need to train a model filled with secret information. So basically non-commercial use is the killer app thus far for Claude code. I am sure there are some business people who are not happy about this.
- Filligree 1y ago
  The standard way to use Claude Code is with a constant-cost subscription; one of their standard website accounts. It’s rate-limited but still generous. You can also use API tokens, yes, but that’s 5-10x more expensive. So I wouldn’t.
  - sarchertech 1y ago
    If API tokens are 10x more expensive doesn’t that imply that the constant-cost subscription is massively subsidized?
    - jampekka 1y ago
      Relies on many of the subscribers underusing their quota?
    - Filligree 1y ago
      Yeah, it probably is. I'll use it while it's there.
    - blitzar 1y ago
      Or the markup they apply to the price per token pricing is extremely large.
    - a_bonobo 1y ago
      yes, definitely. I've seen comments from people burning through $100s of tokens per day for a $200 per month subscription. Anthropic has just been cracking down and restricted token limits for restrictions, expect more to come, it's just not sustainable https://techcrunch.com/2025/07/17/anthropic-tightens-usage-limits-for-claude-code-without-telling-users/ https://techcrunch.com/2025/07/17/anthropic-tightens-usage-l...
  - _fat_santa 1y ago
    > You can also use API tokens, yes, but that’s 5-10x more expensive. So I wouldn’t. 100% agree as someone that uses API tokens. I use it via API tokens only because my work gave me some Anthropic keys and the directive "burn the tokens!" (they want to see us using it and don't give a crap about costs).
taurath 1y ago
Except when it decides it doesn’t need to do that anymore or forgets

KoolKat23 1y ago

thats good to hear, theyre on their way there! on a personal note, I'm happy to hear that. I've been apprehensive and haven't tried it, purely due to my fear of the cost.

queenkjuul 1y ago
My work has a corporate subscription and on the one hand it's very impressive and on the other i don't actually find it useful.
- Filligree 1y ago
  It’s best at small to medium projects written in a consistent style. So. It’s a potential superpower for personal projects, yet I don’t see it being very useful in a corporate setting. I used Claude Code to make this little thing: https://github.com/Baughn/ScriptView https://github.com/Baughn/ScriptView …took me thirty minutes. It wouldn’t have existed otherwise.
  - iwontberude 1y ago
    Exactly, if the program has less than 100 units or so of logic then it’s going to be a pretty good time so long as you aren’t working with very obscure/private dependencies. The problems begin when integrating hundreds of units prompted by different people or when writing for work which is both prolific and secret. The context is too limited even with RAG, one would need to train a model filled with secret information. So basically non-commercial use is the killer app thus far for Claude code. I am sure there are some business people who are not happy about this.
Filligree 1y ago
The standard way to use Claude Code is with a constant-cost subscription; one of their standard website accounts. It’s rate-limited but still generous. You can also use API tokens, yes, but that’s 5-10x more expensive. So I wouldn’t.
- sarchertech 1y ago
  If API tokens are 10x more expensive doesn’t that imply that the constant-cost subscription is massively subsidized?
  - jampekka 1y ago
    Relies on many of the subscribers underusing their quota?
  - Filligree 1y ago
    Yeah, it probably is. I'll use it while it's there.
  - blitzar 1y ago
    Or the markup they apply to the price per token pricing is extremely large.
  - a_bonobo 1y ago
    yes, definitely. I've seen comments from people burning through $100s of tokens per day for a $200 per month subscription. Anthropic has just been cracking down and restricted token limits for restrictions, expect more to come, it's just not sustainable https://techcrunch.com/2025/07/17/anthropic-tightens-usage-limits-for-claude-code-without-telling-users/ https://techcrunch.com/2025/07/17/anthropic-tightens-usage-l...
- _fat_santa 1y ago
  > You can also use API tokens, yes, but that’s 5-10x more expensive. So I wouldn’t. 100% agree as someone that uses API tokens. I use it via API tokens only because my work gave me some Anthropic keys and the directive "burn the tokens!" (they want to see us using it and don't give a crap about costs).

taurath 1y ago

Except when it decides it doesn’t need to do that anymore or forgets