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“Claude Code, Claude Cowork and Codex #5” by Zvi


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It feels good to get back to some of the fun stuff.

The comments here can double as a place for GPT-5.4 reactions, in addition to my Twitter thread. I hope to get that review out soon.

Almost all of this will be a summary of agentic coding developments, after a note.

Table of Contents

  1. The Virtue of Silence (Unrelated Update).
  2. Agentic Coding Offers Mundane Utility.
  3. Agentic Coding Doesn’t Offer Mundane Utility.
  4. Huh, Upgrades.
  5. Our Price Cheap.
  6. Quickly, There's No Time.
  7. A Particular Set Of Skills.
  8. Next Level Coding.
  9. Dual Wielding.
  10. They Took Our Jobs.
  11. You Need To Relax Sometimes.
  12. Levels of Friction.
  13. Danger, Will Robinson.
  14. Snagged By The Claw.
  15. The Meta Clause.
  16. If They Wanted To.
  17. The Famous Mister Claw.
  18. Claw Your Way To The Top.
  19. Claw Your Way Out.
  20. A Chinese Claw.
  21. Hackathon.
  22. Introducing Agent Teams.
  23. Cowork Is A Gateway Drug.
  24. Dangerously Evade Permissions.
  25. Skilling Up.
  26. Modern Working.
  27. Measuring Autonomy.
  28. I Don’t Even See The Code.
  29. Scratchpads Are Magic.
  30. It's Coming.
  31. [...]
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    Outline:

    (00:29) The Virtue of Silence (Unrelated Update)

    (02:32) Agentic Coding Offers Mundane Utility

    (08:27) Agentic Coding Doesnt Offer Mundane Utility

    (09:17) Huh, Upgrades

    (11:31) Our Price Cheap

    (13:36) Quickly, Theres No Time

    (21:08) A Particular Set Of Skills

    (21:48) Next Level Coding

    (22:54) Dual Wielding

    (23:49) They Took Our Jobs

    (24:28) You Need To Relax Sometimes

    (27:05) Levels of Friction

    (28:30) Danger, Will Robinson

    (30:22) Snagged By The Claw

    (34:20) The Meta Clause

    (36:50) If They Wanted To

    (37:55) The Famous Mister Claw

    (39:14) Claw Your Way To The Top

    (40:58) Claw Your Way Out

    (44:05) A Chinese Claw

    (46:46) Hackathon

    (47:15) Introducing Agent Teams

    (52:40) Cowork Is A Gateway Drug

    (53:34) Dangerously Evade Permissions

    (54:32) Skilling Up

    (55:53) Modern Working

    (56:22) Measuring Autonomy

    (58:25) I Dont Even See The Code

    (01:01:53) Scratchpads Are Magic

    (01:04:11) Its Coming

    (01:08:22) The Grep Tax

    (01:09:54) Beware Claude Mania

    (01:10:36) The Lighter Side

    (01:12:05) In Other Agent News

    (01:12:13) The Lighter Side

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    First published:

    March 9th, 2026

    Source:

    https://www.lesswrong.com/posts/rNes65r9TKegdLowb/claude-code-claude-cowork-and-codex-5

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