I finally went down the rabbit hole.

After resisting for months, I subscribed to Claude Max 20x.

S$300/month.

The most expensive personal software subscription I’ve ever paid for.

After 20 years as a full-stack software builder, here’s my honest take:

It’s worth every dollar.

Here’s what changed:

Before:

→ Write ticket in Jira/Asana

→ Schedule meeting to explain the issue

→ Wait for engineer to pick it up

→ Review code

→ Request changes

→ Wait again

→ Repeat

Now:

→ Describe what I need

→ Get working code in minutes (sometimes hours, still very fast)

→ Test it

→ Review it (occasionally)

→ Point out issues

→ Watch it fix itself while I’m testing more

It’s like having 5 software engineers who:

• Never need context-switching time

• Don’t require standups to understand the problem

• Fix bugs the moment you spot them

Yes, you still need to QA.

Yes, you still need to review the code (occasionally).

But the feedback loop went from days → minutes.

For solo builders and small teams, this is a game-changer.

The future of building software isn’t about writing more code.

It’s about QA and reviewing faster.

The only thing I can’t automate now is UX/UI testing.

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What’s your experience with AI coding tools? Worth the investment?

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