Is Claude "Code" anything special,or it's mostly the LLM and other CLIs (e.g. Copilot) also work?

square_usual 2 days ago | parent | next [-]

I've tried most of the CLI coding tools with the Claude models and I keep coming back to Claude Code. It hits a sweet spot of simple and capable, and right now I'd say it's the best from an "it just works" perspective.

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kaydub a day ago | parent | prev | next [-]

In my experience the CLI tool is part of the secret sauce. I haven't tried switching models per each CLI tool though. I use claude exclusively at work and for personal projects I use claude, codex, gemini.

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speedgoose 2 days ago | parent | prev | next [-]

It’s mostly the model, Copilot, Claude Code, OpenCode, snake oil like Oh My OpenCode, it’s not huge differences.

	▲	troupo 2 days ago \| parent \| next [-]
		Claude Code seems to package a relatively smart prompt as well, as it seems to work better even with one-line prompts than alternatives that just invoke the API. Key word: seems. It's impossible to do a proper qualitative analysis.
	▲	pluralmonad a day ago \| parent \| prev [-]
		Why do you call Oh My OpenCode snake oil?

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catlover76 2 days ago | parent | prev [-]

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