Eric Hammond

Table compares release cadence across four major version series. The changelog entries/week column circled in orange shows a roughly 12x increase over the course of a year — from 6.6 in version 0.2 (Feb 2025) to 14.5 in 1.0, 21.6 in 2.0, and 81.9 in 2.1 (Jan 2026).

One year of Claude Code releases
analyzing and visualizing the cadence

alestic.github.io/claude-code-...

built with Claude Code and Opus 4.6

source code: github.com/alestic/clau...

#claudecode #ai

GitHub - simonw/claude-code-transcripts: Tools for publishing transcripts for Claude Code sessions Tools for publishing transcripts for Claude Code sessions - simonw/claude-code-transcripts

Not exactly what you're looking for, but claude-code-transcripts from @simonwillison.net is a nice way to see what happened in a conversation.

github.com/simonw/claud...

Did Claude Code auto /compact get fast and actually good when I wasn't looking?

I've now had multiple sessions where Claude Code worked smoothly across multiple auto-compact operations, and I barely noticed they happened.

If I can trust this, it changes everything.

I even used to help companies get up to speed on AWS when AWS did not offer direct support to customers in any way (hard to imagine today).

At one point AWS even sent a customer to me when the customer needed urgent help with an AWS project.

I tend to pitch in for a while when I see a vacuum in a growing space, and then others take over and do a better job, so I get to retire and look for other opportunities to help.

Image credits: screenshots from the AWS #reInvent innovation session INV212:

"Migrate, modernize, and move your business into the AI era"

with Dr. Asa Kalavade, VP, Migration & Modernization

For example, do you have various coding projects that use the same programming language in inconsistent ways, and want to clean them up to conform to a specific set of central standards?

I suspect that may be a lot easier with the help of AWS Transform custom.

I'm excited to try it.

And, AWS Transform custom should be one of those general purpose frameworks that can be used for things AWS never imagined, far beyond "upgrading software versions".

Title: How the custom transformation agent works Flow diagram showing: Legacy code, framework, architecture, and application → AWS TRANSFORM → Modernized code, framework, architecture, and application Below: A circular process with 4 steps: DEFINE - (laptop with code icon) EXECUTE - (laptop with grid icon) VERIFY - (laptop with document icon) LEARN & IMPROVE - (laptop with magnifying glass icon) Then loops back to DEFINE Note: CLI + web console for monitoring campaigns at scale

Title: Pre-configured transformations available out of the box Six boxes showing: - Java runtime version upgrades - Python runtime version upgrades - Node.js runtime version upgrades - AWS SDK for Java upgrades (v1 to v2) - AWS SDK for Python upgrades (boto2 to boto3) - AWS SDK for JavaScript upgrades (v2 to v3)

Maybe I can finally upgrade that AWS Lambda function running Node 0.10 since 2014.

#AWS #reInvent

If you've been running systems for more than a couple years, you've got legacy code that probably needs to be upgraded, refreshed, or refactored.

"AWS Transform custom" (yes, the name is lowercase, because AWS thrives on naming inconsistencies) makes some pretty exciting claims.

Introducing AWS Transform custom: Crush tech debt with AI-powered code modernization | Amazon Web Services Modernize applications at scale with this new AI-powered service that learns your organization's patterns, automates transformations across repositories, and cuts execution time by up to 80% through b...

If you yawn when you hear AWS Transform and skip that news because you aren't running mainframes, VMware, or .NET, take another look at this fresh AWS re:Invent announcement:

aws.amazon.com/blogs/aws/in...

#AWS #reInvent

The AWS #reInvent announcements have started.

Here's one that is free:

aws.amazon.com/about-aws/wh...

$100,000 to team #000080 (Navy Blue) in the AWS Road to re:Invent hackathon (plus other prizes)!

AWS #reInvent

Jeff Barr and Swami Sivasubramanian on stage

Judges have arrived:

Jeff Barr and Swami Sivasubramanian

AWS - Twitch Road to re:Invent 2025

www.twitch.tv/aws?sr=a

Montage of the hackathon teams on the busses.

Brooke, AM, Farrah

"Judging will begin shortly"

Road to re:Invent

AWS #reInvent

My room has higher CO2 ppm coming out of the ventilation than the last couple years. Perhaps they are recirculating more and bringing in less fresh air. (Only one data point. Should not be taken as a hotel/casino-wide fact.)

Giant bus with "Road to re:Invent" on the side, pulling onto the road

Giant bus with "Road to re:Invent" on the side, driving away.

@brookejamieson.bsky.social and team actually pulled this together!

I remember when it was just a dream.

The Road to re:Invent hackathon buses are real and have started their journey to AWS #reInvent.

reinvent.awslivestream.com/r2r/live/

Long black wall, filled with hand written messages, names of companies, organizations, projects, technologies, and more, with "AWS re:Invent" printed in the middle. A number of re:Invent attendees busy adding their personal touches in chalk.

How it's going

AWS #reInvent chalk wall

Long black wall, mostly blank, with "AWS re:Invent" printed in the middle. Only one person visible

How it started

AWS #reInvent chalk wall

Security lanes as far as the eye can see, with security personnel (human and canine). Currently empty, waiting for the crowds to arrive.

I've been attending AWS re:Invent since the first one in 2012. E

Every year I notice changes as the organizers observe things they can improve from the previous year.

There should be no security bottleneck at Venetian check-in and badge pickup this year.

AWS #reInvent

Large black wall with "AWS re:Invent" printed on it. "@esh.dev" written in chalk inside an "e".

I told the fellow guarding the chalk board that it is now open.

AWS #reInvent 2025

Here is some Friday pre:Invent fun... I am doing a session on Wednesday that is NOT in the catalog, but it will be. You will NOT want to miss this. Look for me - 10:30 AM (Vegas Time) In the Mandalay Bay.

Sometimes it's hard to wait for Claude Code to do in 30 minutes what would only take me 3 days.

The abc CLI project has been enhanced with a new OpenAI plugin for use with, say, GPT-5.

Website: getabc.sh

GitHub: github.com/alestic/abc

abc now supports:
- Anthropic (Claude models)
- OpenAI (GPT models)
- AWS Bedrock (Claude, Nova, etc)

This is Kiro - the AI IDE that works on your messy, real-world projects. Other AI tools lose context when projects get complex. Kiro gives you spec-driven development that scales beyond prototypes.
Preview: kiro.dev/blog/introducing-kiro/?trk=6b579e54-2920-4e24-a25b-d3c887a6ffdf&sc_channel=sm

Building resilient multi-tenant systems with Amazon SQS fair queues Amazon SQS fair queues help mitigate noisy neighbor impacts in multi-tenant systems by automatically prioritizing message delivery across tenants, maintain...

I did not have a new SQS Queue type on my bingo card, but here we are and they're very cool. SQS Fair Queues automatically balance multiple tenants (identified by their MessageGroupID), filtering out noisy neighbors. Love it when foundational services keep improving!

aws-news.com/article/2025...

Messages from Claude Code (AI development tool): You're absolutely right - I focused too narrowly on the "callback" implementation detail rather than understanding the actual need. Let me reconsider. I've completely revised the NEW-TIMER-DESIGN.md document based on your insights. The key realization is that this isn't about sequential events, but rather concurrent message layers with priorities.

I'm tired of being "absolutely right".

Tell me when I'm wrong.

Tell me when I forgot to take something into account.

Tell me when I could consider another option.

#ai #development

Other people get good results from other tools including Roo, Cursor, Windsurf, AWS Q Developer, etc. but this list also changes every week.