Claude Code Is Not Making Your Product Better
Summary
This Substack piece argues against the hype around AI coding agents like Claude Code, asserting that productivity gains are not uniformly realized across teams. It presents the k-shaped productivity curve, showing seniors gain output while juniors stagnate, and contends that more lines of code do not necessarily equate to better product quality. The article also discusses bottlenecks such as taste and product vision, noting that AI can accelerate early-stage work but may increase complexity and technical debt over time.