Big Technology Podcast: Claude Code’s Shining Moment, ChatGPT for Healthcare, End Of Busywork?
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What I’m Seeing in My Tutoring Sessions
I listened to this podcast on my morning walk yesterday. The discussion about Claude Code hit different for me because I’m watching it play out in real-time with my students.
Last week I worked with someone who’s never written code. We spent an hour together. By the end, they had a working Python GUI app that does automated image measurement. Not a demo. A real tool they’re using now.
That’s the “shining moment” the podcast is talking about.
But here’s what the podcast doesn’t capture: there’s still a learning curve. Just a different one.
You’re not learning syntax anymore. You’re learning how to break down problems. How to describe what you want clearly. How to recognize when the AI went left when you needed it to go right.
In my tutoring practice, I’m seeing two types of students now:
Type 1: Traditional CS students who need help with C assignments or data structures. They’re learning to think like computers.
Type 2: Non-engineers who want to build something specific. They’re learning to think like product managers who can code.
The second group is new. They didn’t exist two years ago.
These folks aren’t trying to become software engineers. They’re entrepreneurs with an idea. Analysts tired of Excel. Small business owners who need a custom tool but can’t afford developers.
Claude Code lets them build. That’s the shift.
What I’m teaching them:
- Start with a PRD (product requirements doc). Claude Code needs to know what you want.
- Let it create the implementation plan. Don’t jump straight to code.
- Test incrementally. Build in small pieces.
- Save your prompts. They’re more valuable than the code.
After 365+ hours of tutoring, here’s what I’ve learned: the students who succeed aren’t the ones who know how to code. They’re the ones who know what they want to build.
That’s a different skill. And it’s teachable.
The podcast calls this Claude Code’s “shining moment.” I think it’s just the beginning.
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