مهندس متقن يتناول أدوات برمجة الذكاء الاصطناعي | أصلي، ترجم بواسطة AI
لately, I successfully ran Claude Code, so I want to share my tool selection journey. I have also collected some AI Tool Tips along the way.
I was quite late to adopt Claude Code.
Claude Code was released around the end of Feb 2025.
I didn’t succeed in trying it until recently. One reason is that it requires the Anthropic API, which doesn’t support Chinese Visa cards.
Another reason is that Claude Code Router became available, which made my recent attempt successful.
I keep hearing praise for it. I tried the Gemini CLI in July 2025 but abandoned it after several failed attempts to get it to fix my code.
I also tried Aider, another software agent. I stopped using Cursor after about six months because many of its VSCode-based plugins malfunctioned. Additionally, I don’t want to give Cursor much credit since it is built on top of VSCode. As the Copilot plugin in VSCode has recently improved and doesn’t lag far behind, I prefer to use it more often.
However, VSCode is built on Electron, an open-source technology. It’s challenging to attribute credit to the right team or individual. Considering that many large companies and startups profit from open-source projects, I must focus on my budget and what suits me best. I shouldn’t worry too much about giving credit. I prefer using affordable and effective tools.
I briefly experimented with Cline but didn’t adopt it.
I use the Copilot plugin in VSCode with a customized model, Grok 3 beta through OpenRouter, which works well.
I don’t think Claude Code will change my habits, but since I can successfully run it and have the patience to try it a few more times, I’ll see how I feel in the coming weeks.
I am a picky user with 10 years of software engineering experience. I hope tools can be great in actual use. I don’t buy into the brand—I just care about daily usefulness.
After using Claude Code to fix this post’s grammar, I’ve found it works well in certain scenarios. While I appreciate AI for grammar assistance (I even wrote a Python script to call LLM APIs for this purpose), I’ve noticed a frustrating pattern - even when I request minimal fixes, the tools keep surfacing numerous grammar suggestions for review. This manual verification process defeats the purpose of automation. As a compromise, I now let AI handle entire essays, though this approach limits my learning opportunities since I don’t see the specific corrections being made.
What impressed me most was how Claude Code displays changes - showing before-and-after comparisons similar to git diffs, which makes reviewing edits much easier.
After a day, I used Claude to fix some code as well. However, I continue to use the Copilot plugin with the Grok 3 beta model, as it is simple and easy for me.
After using Claude Code for several days, I have to say it’s very impressive. I really like how it fixes my code.
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