Claude Code creator Boris Cherny says there’s no “one weird trick”
Give the model a task that’s too hard and tools to verify its work, then address where it struggles, Cherny advises in a shared excerpt.
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A post quotes Claude Code creator Boris Cherny at Startup School 2026 recommending experimentation over chasing “one weird trick.” His advice: give the model a task that’s too hard, provide tools to verify its work, and see where it struggles. Then address the problem with better prompting, a skill or—if context is missing—an MCP connection that lets the model retrieve it. Cherny says people tend to overthink and overengineer the process.
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