Show HN: Meanwhile – turn Claude Code idle time into learning
Meanwhile is a tool that transforms idle time during Claude Code usage into learning opportunities, allowing users to receive educational content when Claude is processing tasks.
Background
- Claude Code is an AI coding assistant from Anthropic that runs in the terminal; it can take a few seconds to think or generate code, creating short "idle" pauses.<br>- Meanwhile is an open-source tool (by Riccardo Musumeci) that fills those pauses by showing bite-sized technical lessons, flashcards, or reminders—essentially turning waiting time into micro-learning.<br>- It's similar in spirit to tools like "cowsay" or terminal fortune-mod programs, but targeted at devs already using AI assistants and aimed at reducing context-switching or doom-scrolling during AI-generated delays.