Using Claude Opus

Claude Opus has this delightful habit of turning a simple "write me a function" into a full-blown philosophical dissertation about code architecture, edge cases you didn't know existed, and three alternative implementations with pros and cons lists. You asked for a sandwich, you got a five-course meal with wine pairings and a lecture on the history of bread. Sure, the output is usually excellent, but you're sitting there watching your API credits evaporate faster than your motivation on a Monday morning. Meanwhile, other models would've given you the function in two prompts and called it a day.