thoughtbot walks through AI-assisted bug fixing with Claude Code

What the research found

thoughtbot walkthrough of AI-assisted development on an internal scheduling tool (Hub) using Claude Code with Opus 5.5, covering running the app, reproducing the bug, tracing the code path, and writing a spec before implementing.

Claims and how well the evidence supports them

1. The author used Claude Code in the Claude desktop app with Opus 5.5 99%
2. Hub's background matching job already skips employees who are Opposed or Very Opposed to a skill 98%
3. The fix chosen was to remove the skill from the Highlighted abilities card, not add an interest badge 95%
4. The author had the LLM generate a /run-hub skill so others can run the app 98%

Evidence

• thoughtbot.com https://thoughtbot.com/blog/a-pragmatic-guide-to-ai-assisted-development

Actionability rated medium.