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Vibe Coding2026-03-20 · source-backed
A developer pair-programmed 22K lines of C with Claude Opus specifically to solve Claude Code's habit of reading entire files to access single functions — a behavior burning 84K tokens per lookup in an 8,000-line codebase. The solution adds symbol-level indexing so Claude fetches only the specific function or struct needed. A documented verification pattern: identify a repeating agent inefficiency, quantify the token cost, build a targeted fix.
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