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Claude Code: Your New Coworker is a Terminal-Dwelling Overlord

20 January 2026 8:44 Emily Laird

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Host Emily Laird digs into Claude Code, the AI agent that doesn’t just finish your sentence, it rewrites your repo and files the ticket. This isn’t Clippy with a GitHub account, it’s a caffeine-free engineer that debugs before you even notice the bug. From Opus 4.5’s patient power to Claude Cowork handling Excel like a boss, Emily unpacks why devs in 2026 are handing over the keyboard but keeping one eye open.

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