Anthropic’s Claude Code is creating a wave in AI application development, with its capabilities likened to the debut of generative AI. This AI programming tool enables non-technical users to build software, reshaping perceptions of AI’s potential.

The latest version, Claude Opus 4.5, demonstrates remarkable abilities. Malte Ubl, CTO of Vercel, reported that he completed a complex project in one week that previously took a year. Numerous users on social media have shared experiences of building their first applications without any prior coding knowledge.

As “AI programming” becomes more accessible, new trends are emerging: “micro-apps” that anyone can create and “super programmers” or “Cracked Engineers” who can do the work of an entire team. This trend is extending beyond the programming community.

Users are employing Claude Code for diverse tasks like analyzing health data, organizing expense reports, restoring damaged wedding photos, and monitoring tomato plant growth. Shopify’s CEO, Tobias Lütke, even used it to develop software for analyzing his own MRI scans.

For ordinary users, the ability to create software is being democratized, making everyone the “product manager” of their own life. For professionals, the bar is being raised, and only those who can master AI and merge it with their skills—the “super individuals”—will thrive in this new era. It is described as both a golden and a cruel age.

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