Wes Winder on Engineering

anthropic just downgraded claude code subs programmatic usage previously used your full rate limits which was something like a 5-10X discount vs api costs now ALL programmatic usage is capped at $20/$100/$200 in api costs (a single opus session can easily burn $20) not good

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Uses concrete numbers instead of vague claims, which makes it credible and quotable.
Uses short lines and white space, which makes a long post feel quick to read.
Follows a clear Hook → Context → Context → Context → Landing shape, so the reader always knows where they are.
Ends on a short line that is easy to quote and repeat.
Short enough to read in full without expanding, which removes a step before the point lands.

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Tone: concrete, punchy
Mechanisms: Specificity
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