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May 5
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Design Talk - Exploring Claude with Dirk...

DIRK KNEMEYER & DAVID V. HERON
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Join host Dirk Knemeyer and Co-Host David Heron as they discuss Dirk's transformative first month using Claude. Dirk, who previously avoided technical tools like the terminal, shares how he was "pill-popped" into AI-assisted programming to build a massively multiplayer online turn-based game from scratch. The conversation explores the sheer speed of AI development—achieving nine months of human work in a single afternoon—while also providing a grounded reality check on security flaws, AI hallucinations, and the future economics of game studios

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