Anthropic hires Chrome veteran Addy Osmani to improve Claude Code

The former Chrome developer-experience leader joins Anthropic after Anthropic said Claude Code passed $2.5B in run-rate revenue by May.

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Why it matters

Coding agents are becoming daily work environments rather than occasional assistants. Osmani gives Anthropic an experienced operator for the usability, feedback and trust problems that determine whether developers keep Claude Code in production workflows.

Addy Osmani joins Anthropic to improve Claude Code's developer experience

Addy Osmani (@addyosmani), a veteran Google developer-tools leader, has joined Anthropic to work on Claude Code.

Addy Osmani on X

Osmani said on X that he had joined Anthropic to work on Claude Code and improve it for developers. Osmani has not disclosed a formal title or a specific part of Claude Code that he will own.…

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