https://melastmohican.github.io/tags/claude-code/ Recent content in Claude-Code on melastmohican.github.io Hugo en-us Thu, 29 Oct 2026 13:35:00 -0700 https://melastmohican.github.io/posts/claude-code-time-estimates/ Thu, 29 Oct 2026 13:35:00 -0700 https://melastmohican.github.io/posts/claude-code-time-estimates/ <figure><img src="https://melastmohican.github.io/images/claude-code-time-estimates.jpeg" alt="Late-night developer running Claude Code with a 1-day estimate that finishes in 10 minutes"><figcaption> <h4>One-Day Estimate, Ten-Minute Run</h4> </figcaption> </figure> <p>Late at night, I often have to decide whether to call it a day or start the next item in my backlog. Recently, Claude Code estimated a task at 1 full day of work. I ran it anyway. It finished in 10 minutes.</p> <p>Ask Claude Code how long a change will take, and it regularly quotes 4 hours or 2 weeks (<a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/ClaudeCode/comments/1vh71zy/claudes_estimated_hours_versus_actual_hours_to/" class="external-link" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Reddit</a>, <a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/claudecommunity/posts/1162928059581191/" class="external-link" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Facebook</a>). Tell it to go ahead, and the code is done in 5 minutes.</p>