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Claude Code creator bet against Claude; a new hire nevertheless asked Claude and…

2026-08-03 · 12:09 UTC ·@phosphenq ·1 min read

Brief

Phosphen (@phosphenq) recounts that the Claude Code creator doubted Claude’s ability to solve a problem, yet a new hire used Claude and produced a fix in 20 minutes; he links to a 39-minute conversation with Boris Cherny about abandoning spoon-feeding context and hiring beyond CS grads. Phosphen also reports running a Claude Code feature that spawned 105 agents, cost 5,044,822 tokens, took 36 minutes, and points to a 'How to Graph Engineering' guide.

Why it matters

Claude Code creator bet against Claude; a new hire nevertheless asked Claude and had the fix within 20 minutes.

Key details

  • Boris Cherny appears in a 39-minute video explaining why his team moved away from spoon-feeding model context and what they look for instead of CS graduates.
  • Claude Code shipped a feature that spawns 105 agents on a single question; running it consumed 5,044,822 tokens and took 36 minutes — most regular Claude Code users haven’t run one.
Cleaned source text

Claude Code creator bet against Claude. A new hire asked Claude anyway. 20 minutes later the new hire had the fix. 🤯

"No, there's no way Claude will be able to figure it out."

39 minutes with Boris Cherny, on why his team moved away from spoon-feeding the model context & who he looks for instead of CS grads.

He had used Claude through every model generation, and that is exactly what made him wrong.

Watch it, then read the full graph engineering guide below.

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Phosphen (@phosphenq)

Article

How to Graph Engineering: The Complete Guide

Claude Code ships a feature that spawns 105 agents on a single question. I ran it this week. It cost 5,044,822 tokens and took 36 minutes.

Most people who use Claude Code every day have never run one.

— https://nitter.net/phosphenq/status/2083991226827567419#m