In August 2025, tech enthusiasts gathered in London for a meeting of the newly formed Claude Code Anonymous. Peter Steinberger, a self-proclaimed ‘Claudeholic’, shared his obsession with coding tools that could mimic superhuman abilities.

Months later, the release of Anthropic’s Opus 4.5 sparked a frenzy among coders. This powerful tool not only handled complex programming tasks but also managed teams of subagents, leading to unprecedented productivity boosts and raising questions about the future of engineering as we know it.

The journey from curiosity to chaos began in earnest when Steinberger launched OpenClaw, an open-source platform that allowed users to create their own personal AI agents. In less than two weeks, the project garnered over 100,000 stars on Github and transformed coding into a realm where human skills were increasingly obsolete.

Back in Japan, Boris Cherny was living a simple life until he encountered emerging AI models that shook his idyll. Joining Anthropic, he helped develop Claude Code, a tool that, despite its imperfections, surpassed human capabilities in certain areas. The turning point came with the release of Opus 4.5, which marked the dawn of a new era where AI agents were integral to software development.