I needed to write a script to scrape a webpage and download some files based on the contents. I reached for my favorite tool for this (Python) but needed to google some things to refresh my memory about some library usage. Started getting frustrated that it wasn’t working…

Decided, boss keeps telling me to use AI. So Claude Sonnett and I wrote a python script together today. I definitely needed to keep an eye on it to coach it to do what I really wanted. And found edge cases that I asked it to fix as I tested it. I had to leave early for an appointment, but the script was written and worked before I left. Sans Claude, it would not be done. I’m still a little gray beady about these things, but I get it.

It still doesn’t make me feel any better though +harumph+