You ship the feature. Tests pass. The PR looks clean. But three days later, when you try to extend it, something feels off. The structure doesn't quite fit. You're not sure if a piece of logic belongs where it is. You start second-guessing the naming. You end up rewriting it anyway.
Sound familiar?
This is one of the most common experiences developers have after a few months of shipping with Claude. The code isn't wrong — it runs fine. But it's subtly alien. It doesn't feel like yours.
I want to talk about why this happens and what actually fixes it.
The real problem isn't your prompts
