Ask HN: Why is my Claude experience so bad? What am I doing wrong?
Summary
Hacker News thread titled 'Ask HN: Why is my Claude experience so bad? What am I doing wrong?' captures a user’s frustration with Claude failing to build a simple grid visualization tool. The discussion expands into practical advice: treat Claude as an accelerator rather than a replacement for programming, emphasize planning, specifications, and iterative prompting, and share strategies like drafting specs, wireframes, and testing loops to improve outcomes.