PORTING 100K LINES FROM TYPESCRIPT TO RUST USING CLAUDE CODE IN A MONTH

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This dev ported the ~100k line "Pokemon Showdown" codebase from JavaScript to Rust in about a month using Claude Code. The project required overcoming technical and operational challenges, including bypassing Claude's sandbox, automating continuous input, and managing large context windows. It also needed "babysitting" and iterative refinement. The resulting Rust codebase was completed through 5,000 commits.