# Implementing a clear room Z80 / ZX Spectrum emulator with Claude Code - <antirez>

<https://antirez.com/news/160>

- Host: [antirez.com](https://links.thingelstad.xyz/hosts/antirez.com/)
- Saved: February 26, 2026 (2026-02-27T04:55:04Z)
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## What Jamie wrote

Redis creator antirez builds a Z80/ZX Spectrum emulator with Claude Code using a smarter "clean room" methodology than Anthropic's published C compiler experiment. Sharp observations about steering and effective AI-assisted coding. Essential reading if you care about how to use coding agents well.

## Facts

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