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Why is Claude Code so appealing? One of my subjective feelings is not necessarily corre...

Why is Claude Code so appealing? One of my subjective feelings is not necessarily correct, let me give you some ideas: The biggest feeling is that coding can be well combined wi...

August 5, 2025 · 1 min read

Why is Claude Code so appealing?

One of my subjective feelings is not necessarily correct, let me give you some ideas: The biggest feeling is that coding can be well combined with AI through the seemingly traditional terminal method.

I have the illusion that I am really coding.

At the same time, through the multi-agent architecture design, the bottom layer of Claude code can make good use of large model capabilities and sense context.

All important information can be obtained in the command line window, allowing Claude to be more focused.

Therefore, in a seemingly simple coding environment, AI coding can be completed more efficiently.

As an old programmer, it is very refreshing to return to the command line mode after using so-called intelligent IDEs for many years.

I dream back to the days when I was typing code on Linux many years ago.

The Cli method of AI Coding may seem retro, but it actually makes users more focused and makes it easier for large models to obtain contextual information.

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