Thursday, January 29, 2026
Claude Code Adoption
People are discussing the adoption and productivity gains from using Claude Code, with some projecting widespread use and developer spending on it by 2026, while others are comparing it to competing AI tools like ClawdBot.
In 2026 AI tools that I have adopted: Claude Cowork and Claude Code Max combo. An insanely powerful way to direct knowledge work — I just ran one in the Fredman Group board meeting that explained seasonal variation in consumer products with a high R² 5-factor model. You could
They're gonna clear that '26 forecast by quite a bit based on what I'm seeing... Tons of devs spending $200 in claude code per day. That behavior seemed to take hold roughly ~Sept '25 so even just run-rating that usage they'd more than double.