WORTH TESTING · 4 NOVEMBER 2026
Boris Cherny: how he uses Claude Code (Code with Claude talk, May 2025)
A 27-minute talk by Boris Cherny, who created Claude Code, at Anthropic's 'Code with Claude' event in May 2025; @oaklinelx is a repost account. Unlike our earlier Boris notes (big-picture interviews), this one has real prompts and commands. Advanced level; you need a terminal and some coding. Fact or hype: fact. It's genuinely Boris and genuinely practical, one of the clearest introductions to how Claude Code's creator works. But it's 18 months old, as the post says: slides and screenshots only, some commands and keys have changed, and his prediction that people might stop using code editors by the end of 2025 didn't happen.
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- Install with 'npm install -g @anthropic-ai/claude-code' (needs Node.js; check today's install docs first). 0:38
- Run /terminal-setup so Shift+Enter gives you a new line. 2:48
- Use your computer's dictation for long prompts. 3:35
- Start by asking questions about your codebase before letting it edit anything. 4:05
- Ask it to look through the git history to explain why a piece of code exists. 5:50
- Ask for a plan and tell it to wait for your approval before writing code. 8:49
- Finish a change with 'commit, push, pr'. 9:10
- Add an internal tool with 'claude mcp add <name> -- <command>'. 10:18
- Give it a feedback loop: tests, or screenshots it can compare against. 11:15
- Put a CLAUDE.md file in the project root with your commands and conventions. 12:30
Timestamps point to the moment in the source video.
Cost
Free to watch. Claude Code needs a paid Claude plan or API credits.
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