[grogenaut]

I recently slapped 3 different 3 page sql statements and their obscure errors with no line or context references from Redshift into Claude, it was 3 for 3 on telling me where in my query I was messing up. Saved me probably 5 minutes each time but really saved me from moving to a different task and coming back. So around $100 in value right there. I was impressed by it. I wish the query UI I was using just auto-ran it when I got an error. I should code that up as an extension.

[mattkrause]

$100 to save 15 minutes implies that you net at least $800,000 a year. Well done if so!

[grogenaut]

When forecasting for developers and employee cost for a company I double their pay but I'm not going to say what I make and if I did or not. I also like to think that developers should be working on work that is many multiples of leverage over their pay to be effective. But thanks.

[afro88]

> but really saved me from moving to a different task and coming back

You missed this part. Being able to quickly fix things without deep thought while in flow saves you from the slowdowns of context switching.

[TeMPOraL]

That $100 of value likely costed them more like $0.1 - $1 in API costs.

[grogenaut]

It didn't cost me anything, my employer paid for it. Math for my employer is odd because our use of LLMs is also R&D (you can look at my profile to see why). But it was definitely worth $1 in api costs. I can see justifying spending $200/month for devs actively using a tool like this.

[mdtancsa]

I am in a similar same boat. Its way more correct than not for the tasks I give it. For simple queries about, say, CLI tools I dont use that often, or regex formulations, I find it handy as when it gives the answer Its easy to test if its right or not. If it gets it wrong, I work with Claude to get to the right answer.