Claude Code Best Practices

Guidance for using Claude Code effectively and understanding its design philosophy, based on insights from Boris Cherny, the creator of Claude Code.

Core Philosophy

Build for T+6 Months

Design and configure for the model six months from now, not today's limitations:

• Avoid over-engineering workarounds for current model weaknesses
• Expect model improvements to obsolete most scaffolding code
• Treat compensatory instructions in CLAUDE.md as temporary

Blatant Demand Principle

Only optimize behaviors users already perform: