Tag: Claude Code
Is Claude Fable 5 Worth Twice the Cost of Opus 4.8?
Claude Fable 5 launched to the usual wave of social media hype. It is genuinely impressive on the right tasks. But Claude Fable 5 pricing is exactly double Opus 4.8, and for most of what teams are actually doing with AI day to day, that premium buys you nothing you would notice. Here is what…
How to Reduce Token Usage in Claude Code and Codex
Claude Code and Codex CLI can get expensive fast, and the culprit is rarely the prompt you just typed. This post covers which tasks burn through tokens and the practical habits that bring costs down without slowing your workflow.
How I Use TDD With AI Coding Tools to Build WordPress and WooCommerce Plugins.
I have been using PHPUnit for WordPress plugin testing for years. What changed when I started using AI tools was the order. Here is the TDD workflow I now use with Claude Code and Cursor.
The Cost of Code Is Not Heading to Zero — It’s About to Get Expensive
AI companies and prominent voices are claiming the cost of software is heading to zero. I think that is misleading, and the financial data backs me up. Here is why AI development costs are more likely to increase than disappear.
How I Built a WordPress Block Theme Using Google Stitch, Claude Code, and WordPress Studio
A walkthrough of the AI-assisted pipeline I used to build a new WordPress block theme — Google Stitch for design, Claude Code with a community Agent Skill for the initial build, and WordPress Studio’s MCP connection to validate and fix block errors.