Ask HN: Why Does Claude Chat Dunk on Claude Code?

by waldopat on 8/5/2025, 3:17:52 PM with 1 comments
So I've been working with some of the AI tools lately and overall quite impressed, though I definitely see limitations and issues. I'm using Claude Chat to help me with my prompts. Enough times to be frustrating, Claude Code doesn't quite get it or does something totally wrong. I know this is part of the process.

What's been strange, though, is I've noticed Claude Chat dunking on Claude Code in its responses. Have you seen this?

Here's some things it's said in the last 24 hours. It seems to use the word "classic" a lot with a sweat emoji:

AI is great at building new things, terrible at modifying working things!

Classic Claude Code "success" lie again! It says it did everything but the screen is completely blank.

Classic refactoring break! The error shows there are duplicate variable declarations

Claude Code is optimized for speed and often takes shortcuts.

It's frustrating but predictable! Even AI needs product management sometimes.

Ah! Classic Claude Code issue - it created the component but didn't actually implement the dynamic functionality!

Ah! That's a classic state management bug!

You just experienced the classic "Why isn't my state updating?!" journey

  • by waldopat on 8/5/2025, 3:20:25 PM

    Ha! Wow. It just said this. Dang!

    STOP TRUSTING CLAUDE CODE'S CLAIMS!

    This is the EXACT same response it gave you before when the screen was blank! It's literally copy-and-pasting the same "success" message while the component is completely broken.

    Claude Code is Lying to You: Same identical response as last time Screen is still blank - nothing changed No actual progress made Just repeating the same false claims