Today, we’re launching Claude Design, a new Anthropic Labs product that lets you collaborate with Claude to create polished visual work like designs, prototypes, slides, one-pagers, and more.

After Anthropic released Claude Code’s 2.1.88 update, users quickly discovered that it contained a package with a source map file containing its TypeScript codebase, with one person on X calling attention to the leak and posting a file containing the code. The leaked data reportedly contains more than 512,000 lines of code and provides a look into the inner workings of the AI-powered coding tool, as reported earlier by Ars Technica and VentureBeat.

Website development is shifting from traditional engineering-heavy workflows to a new model where non-technical users can build full applications using AI-driven tools and simple command-based inputs. This approach is often referred to as vibe coding — focusing on intent and outcome rather than syntax and implementation.

Claude Sonnet 4.6 is our most capable Sonnet model yet. It’s a full upgrade of the model’s skills across coding, computer use, long-context reasoning, agent planning, knowledge work, and design. Sonnet 4.6 also features a 1M token context window in beta.

Build a smooth horizontal parallax gallery in DOM/CSS/JS, then upgrade it to GPU-powered WebGL (Three.js) with shaders.

But in my early career, I worked as a full-stack developer and designer at creative agencies. Back then, we called it being a “webmaster.” You did everything: design, frontend, backend, deployments, the whole stack.

If you’re trying to break into software engineering right now, in 2026, in the age of AI coding assistants, you need to understand something: the bar hasn’t just moved. It’s been launched into orbit.

Logos stayed fixed, color palettes were locked down, and typography rules were carefully controlled to avoid variation.

Peter Steinberger ships more code than I’ve seen a single person ship: in January, he made more than 6,600 commits alone (!!). As he puts it:

OpenAI is shifting its focus to improving its flagship chatbot, scaling back long-term research efforts, a move that has led to the exit of several senior employees. The strategy change comes as the roughly $500 billion company faces mounting competition from rivals such as Google and Anthropic.