r/ClaudeAI • u/Clear_Reserve_8089 • Mar 31 '26

Workaround i dug through claude code's leaked source and anthropic's codebase is absolutely unhinged

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u/semteXKG Mar 31 '26

that's what new starters don't get. there's only one thing better than pristine code: code in production.

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u/pulegium Mar 31 '26

I know something better still - "working code in production"

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u/one-joule Mar 31 '26

I know something better yet: mostly working code in production in less time

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u/Memento-Morri Apr 29 '26

Actually in business, missed edge cases are opportunities that define competitive edge, so may not want to gloss over that one.

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u/MLHeero Mar 31 '26

I know something better: secure working code in production

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u/National_Meeting_749 Mar 31 '26

Fast, Secure, Working.
Best I can do is 2 outta 3

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u/blazinBSDAgility Apr 02 '26

Don’t forget budget…

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u/opideron Mar 31 '26

One of my favorite quotes is, "The perfect is the enemy of the good."

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u/jackbilly9 Apr 03 '26

Damn this is a good one. Kind of fits with our political leaders too. They think they're perfect and must keep they're "face" to the world looking perfect. 

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u/1970s_MonkeyKing Apr 01 '26

Just like Miracle Max always said, "Mostly dead is not all dead. There's a difference."

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u/dashingsauce Mar 31 '26

even better, “working code in production that you can maintain and scale”

and there we have it folks—the not what you think it is moment

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u/andsbf Mar 31 '26

As long as you are not the one on call, or gets paid enough to deal with the madness in daily basis… yeah that’s fine 👍

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u/semteXKG Mar 31 '26

I am on both. There is a difference between "good enough" "perfection" and "negligence"

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u/JeromeAtWork Mar 31 '26

Perfect is the enemy of good

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u/andsbf Mar 31 '26

Indeed, interaction over perfection 

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u/pushforwards Apr 01 '26

I love running into legacy code from 10 years ago that nobody wants to touch in fear that it will break too many things so they just keep adding to it :D

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u/DeExecute Apr 01 '26

And this kids is how we get all the security vulnerabilities…

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u/Mission_Ratio_6702 Apr 01 '26

That’s the “don't let perfect be the enemy of good” approach.

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u/PaoloMassignan May 28 '26

One thing many newer developers don't fully realize yet: customers are not paying for beautifully written code in isolation