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After trying several Free version of several assistants (GitHub Copilot, ChatGPT, etc.), Claude Sonnet 4 Thinking 🙌 stands out for me as the best coding assistant so far. A few things that sold me:
Reasoning-first answers — it walks through why an approach works (or doesn’t), not just pastes code.
Multi-file context — it keeps track of project structure and gives consistent suggestions across files.
Refactor & tests — it suggests concise refactors and generates unit tests that actually catch edge-cases.
Debugging help — when I paste stack traces or failing tests it narrows the root cause quickly and suggests minimal fixes.
Readable style — produced code is readable and easy to adopt; less hand-holding required.
Not perfect — token limits and cost can be a factor for very large projects, and sometimes you still need to vet outputs. But for me the time saved + improved code quality outweighs those. Curious what others use for deep debugging or multi-file refactors.
Anyone else prefer Claude for coding? Why/why not?
Do you like this personally?
Source: Code with Claude Opening Keynote