The NewYorkTimes.com reported that “Claude Code, an artificial intelligence tool that can generate computer code when people type a prompt, is having a viral moment.” The January 23, 2026 article entitled “This A.I. Tool Is Going Viral. Five Ways People Are Using It” (https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/23/technology/claude-code.html) included these comments from reporter Natallie Rocha:
The tool, which the A.I. start-up Anthropic introduced in May, has shown record growth over the past two weeks, the company said, without sharing its data. People had time to experiment with Claude Code over the holidays, Anthropic said, and users realized how capable it was.
Claude Code is one of several A.I. coding tools — which also include Base44 and Cursor — that people with no coding experience are increasingly using to build their own websites, programs and apps, a trend known as “vibecoding.” People pay a subscription fee of $20 to $200 a month to use Claude Code, depending on the features they wan
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