The creator of Claude Code's prompting advice? Talk to your AI like a coworker
Boris Cherny, creator of Claude Code, suggests that users should move away from complex prompt engineering and instead communicate with AI models like coworkers. He outlines a simple three-part framework for effective prompting: defining the task, effort, and verification.
Why it matters
As AI models become more sophisticated, the shift toward natural language interaction over rigid 'prompt engineering' is changing how developers and users interact with LLMs.
Claude Code creator Boris Cherny gave three tips for prompting AI. Bloomberg/Getty Images Claude Code creator Boris Cherny said that there's 'no secret' to prompting AI. He shared three tips for communicating with an AI chatbot. Cherny also shared one of his own prompts, including the line "use lots of tokens." The days of the " prompt engineer " seem to be fading away. Boris Cherny, who created Claude Code for Anthropic, said that there's no need for long, formulaic AI prompts anymore. As models have gotten better, the need to perfect your prompt has diminished, he wrote in a Tuesday X post . "Talk to Claude the way you would a coworker," Cherny wrote. "There's no secret to prompting. There's no need to be overly scaffolded or prescriptive for most tasks."
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