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AI coding assistants used to suggest code. Claude Code executes it.

This is the shift from assistant to agent — and it changes everything about how developers work.

Claude Code is a terminal-based AI that doesn't just chat about your code. It runs commands, edits files, executes tests, and automates workflows. You give it a task in natural language, and it does the work. Not suggests. Does.

Think of it like ChatGPT, except it has direct access to the brain of your computer: the terminal. The terminal is where you control your machine, read and write files, and execute scripts. Claude Code lives there.

You used to need to be a programmer to use the terminal. Now you just need to speak English and know how to navigate your computer.

Claude Code has direct web search access and something called MCP connections, which let it pull data from all the other apps you use. Putting it together: you have a hyper-intelligent assistant that connects to all the systems on your computer and any apps you use on the internet.

With this, you can create full apps, synthesize thousands of documents, and turn your own data into actionable insights — all through conversation.

Traditional AI coding assistants are passive. They suggest, you decide, you execute.

Claude Code is agentic. It understands your project structure, runs complex sequences (like reading a bug report, proposing fixes, running tests, and opening a pull request), and coordinates tasks autonomously if you let it.

It's not a tool. It's a junior developer you can delegate to.

Productivity gains: Routine coding, refactoring, testing, bug fixing, and documentation can be delegated to the AI. What used to take hours takes minutes.

Security risks: With direct terminal access, the AI could modify, delete, or leak files if misconfigured. Claude Code starts in read-only mode by default and requires explicit approval for any risky operations. But the risk is real.

The paradigm shift: AI is no longer just assistive. It's operational. You're not prompting and hoping. You're managing an agent that does real work.

What's next

Expect more AI agents with direct system access. The terminal was just the beginning. Next is deeper integration with CI/CD pipelines, cloud infrastructure, and production environments.

The best developers won't be the ones who write the most code. They'll be the ones who manage AI agents most effectively.

BTW: Treat Claude Code like a junior developer. Useful, but requiring oversight. A poorly supervised agent can propagate subtle mistakes across your entire codebase.

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Unpacked:

Bottom line: The era of tech companies as passive energy buyers is over. Microsoft's willingness to finance a nuclear restart signals that AI infrastructure bottlenecks have moved from chips and talent to raw electricity supply. Expect more hyperscalers to directly fund power generation as AI compute demands outpace grid capacity.

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