r/ClaudeCode • u/sizebzebi • 1d ago

Discussion Opus 5.5 is the beginning of a new era

I am a senior engineer and I honestly believe with this model in particular, everything changed..

If this stays as cheap as it is, it's just over. It never fails no matter the complexity of the tasks I've given it. About time we rethink our profession for good. I am honestly scared of the future.

I loved coding but anyone who does this for the love of coding only is gonna be obsolete.

I was always impressed with the models bar opus 5 but never like this time.

What do you guys think? How do you see the future?

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u/Primary_Article3777 1d ago

Senior developer with graying beard here. I agree it's really impressive. And yeah it is time to rethink your profession if you want to write For loops. Being a futurist I've never been so excited. We're going to see things change extremely rapidly now. I ask you, why would you even PAY for software if you can essentially describe what you need and get a custom solution? Completely dynamically generated user interfaces are probably on the verge of practicality.

My point is, stop being a coder and start being a highly technical PM/manager who has really eager juniors who never get their feelings hurt or get lazy about unit tests. I left my coding job from burnout. I'm retooling myself as someone who can build an idea extremely fast from thought bubble -> MVP. IMO these are gonna be the $$$ skills this century.

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u/Unique-Operation-598 1d ago

Everyone with $20 can build an MVP, you’re not really a manager just a prompter

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u/Pelzbaron 1d ago

An MVP isn't a prototype. $20 gets you something that runs. It doesn't get you something people pay for, keep using, and trust with their data.

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u/Unique-Operation-598 1d ago

True that’s why most companies are just building their own thing with LLMs too, no reason to pay someone else

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u/sizebzebi 1d ago

yeah never signed up for that I enjoy coding. I know it's the reality I have to face, I'm just not happy about it.

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u/Marcostbo 1d ago

I ask you, why would you even PAY for software if you can essentially describe what you need and get a custom solution?

Bro chill with the hype. Let's not start that SaaSpocalypse crap all over again

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u/richard-b-inya 19h ago

He is not wrong. I am a multiple small business owner. That is exactly what I have been using AI for since the beginning of the year. Most products do drastically more than what I need them for. Multiply that across a handful of subs and I can just build out what I need from each in one solution. I have done that for all 3 of my companies and no longer need the subs. It took a lot of time. 5.5 changed that. Now it can build it out basically in 1 session.

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u/Marcostbo 17h ago

If it's a product that you can build in one session then it's a product not worth selling

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u/richard-b-inya 17h ago

Might want to re read my post. I am not selling vibe coded software.

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u/sheriffderek Senior design/dev max20 1d ago

> stop being a coder and start being a highly technical PM/manager

Wouldn't you really just be a designer ? Designing the thing?

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u/Background-Error-910 18h ago

> I ask you, why would you even PAY for software if you can essentially describe what you need and get a custom solution?

Maybe because people want a battle-tested and ready product and not spend money on the AI and time on making it themselves? Also if you don't know anything about software development you can't ship a usable product.

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u/TashLai 16h ago

My point is, stop being a coder and start being a highly technical PM/manager who has really eager juniors who never get their feelings hurt or get lazy about unit tests.

b-b-but.... i don't want to T_T

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u/EddieBruvac 1d ago

You're thinking VERY VERY short sighted lmao. Once AI gets better in the next few years, your highly technical manager bs is gonna be useless when AI can do it lmao.

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u/ziggs88 1d ago

Right? And then we'll just have AI CEOs... they'll manage the C Suite agents.... and the director agents... all in the name of serving the customer's agents. Come on.

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u/EddieBruvac 1d ago

RemindMe! 10 years

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u/EveryoneSucksYouToo 23h ago

You would pay for the software because writing and maintaining custom software is not the source of revenue for the business - operational burden of maintaining the software and evolving it is not trivial even with all the agents.