They sort of can. They absolutely can make something small that does a simple job. The problem comes when it is meant to do something more and they sort of mana

They sort of can. They absolutely can make something small that does a simple job. The problem comes when it is meant to do something more and they sort of manage to bolt that functionality on. Then they get another request. After a couple such requests it is usually an unmaintainable hell. I use Claude all the time in my work right now, but there are lots of pit falls and stuff you need to do to maintain control over it. Stuff non-engineers have no clue about.