Heck yeah

I won a golden ticket to Code with Claude Extended (CCE) in San Francisco on May 7th.

The application said attendees would be selected by lottery. I won the CCE lotto. On April 9th, I got the email: "You're invited." Emphasis on Extended, because demand was so high that Anthropic added a second day.

The first day of Code with Claude was the "what's new" day. CCE was the "see it in the wild" day. Built for independent developers and early-stage founders. Founders stage. Builder stage. Workshops.

I was at work when I read the invitation. I had to stop and pause. Once I gathered myself, I couldn't hit the register button fast enough. I'd hate to see what my heart rate was. I wanted to participate so, so badly.

Heck yeah, I got in to CCE.

Let's gooooooooooo.

Wait, what?

Before any workshop started, Boris Cherny gave a talk. The line that hit me first: domain experts can now build their own tools for projects and ideas they have. Iterate, listen, ship.…