Boris Cherny

Boris Cherny, Head of Claude Code at Anthropic and creator of Claude Code, led the rapid rise of agentic AI for developers. He recounts Claude Code’s origin, surprising design lessons like starting in the terminal, and why coding feels solved. They explore agents expanding beyond code, Cowork’s quick build, experimentation culture, and how teams should structure work and safety around AI tools.

Cat Wu and Boris Cherny, engineers at Anthropic, share their journey in developing Claude Code, a groundbreaking AI coding tool. They discuss how the design evolved from initial prototypes to a user-friendly terminal interface. The duo dives into the importance of internal testing and feedback, revealing favorite commands and templates that simplify workflows. They also tackle the balance between harnessing model advancements and rapid prototyping to enhance user experience, making coding accessible for both technical and non-technical users.

Boris Cherny, creator and Head of Claude Code at Anthropic and author of Programming TypeScript, joins to talk about building agentic code tooling. He describes Claude Code’s evolution, parallel agents and deterministic review patterns. They explore retrieval from large codebases, sandboxing and safety layers, and how engineering roles shift as models write more code.

Boris Cherny, engineer who built Claude Code at Anthropic, shares the origin story from a terminal prototype to a widely used AI coding tool. He talks about empowering workflows with CLI-first design, automating git/tests/DevOps, agent and subagent strategies for parallel debugging, and expanding form factors from terminal to GUI for nontechnical users.

Boris Cherny, the Creator of Claude Code and former Principal Engineer at Meta, shares insights from his prolific career in tech. He discusses his journey from early projects at Facebook, emphasizing the value of generalist engineering culture. Boris explains how Claude Code succeeded by enhancing productivity and adapting for non-developers. He also gives advice on finding impactful side projects and highlights the importance of building trust in organizations. His reflections on competition and user focus are enlightening for anyone in tech!