12 Months of Claude

This article is a personal reflection from Orta, co-founder of Puzzmo and former TypeScript compiler team member at Microsoft, detailing his 12-month experience with Claude Code. He contrasts his intense, decade-long commitment to programming craft with the paradigm shift Claude Code brings, enabling others to access advanced skills without the same time investment. The piece covers his journey from GitHub Copilot to Cursor and finally Claude Code, which he credits for allowing simultaneous feature shipping and architectural refactoring, making large maintenance tasks routine. It is a tech-focused narrative on AI-assisted coding tools and their impact on software development workflows.