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Head of Claude Code: What happens after coding is solved | Boris Cherny

Lenny's PodcastFebruary 19, 20261h 27m
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AI Revolutionizing Coding Productivity0:00Introduction to Boris Cherny and Claude Code Impact1:01Sponsors2:01Boris's Brief Stint at Cursor and Return to Anthropic4:01Reflections on Claude Code's One-Year Impact5:33Claude Code Launch and Growth12:01Boris's Current Coding Workflow16:00Next Frontiers Beyond Coding17:31Dramatic Productivity Gains from AI in Coding21:36Personal Downsides and Mindset Shifts22:30Principles: Underfunding and Speed24:32Does Boris Miss Writing Code?28:00Skill Atrophy and Evolution of Programming30:30Should People Learn to Code?32:30Next Roles Impacted by AI36:32Jobs, Jevons Paradox, and Printing Press Optimism38:31Future of Team Roles42:30Evolution of Software Engineering Roles42:46Metaview Sponsorship43:30Impact of AI Tools on Job Enjoyment45:01Principle of Latent Demand47:30Building Co-work in 10 Days52:01Three Layers of Model Safety54:30Anxiety with Agents and Changing Coding1:00:01Personal Connection1:02:30Advice for Building AI Products1:03:30Principles for Building with AI Models1:03:54What to Assume About Future Models1:07:00Pro Tips for Using Claude Code (Quad Code)1:09:00Thoughts on Competition (Codeex)1:11:01Post-AGI Plans and Life in Rural Japan1:12:00Closing Thoughts on Anthropic's Vision1:14:02Lightning Round1:16:00Boris Cherny's Experience with Twitter/X and Engagement1:24:48
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100% of Boris Cherny's code is written by Claude Code. He has not edited a single line by hand since November. Every day he ships 10, 20, 30 PRs. Currently, five agents are running while recording. Productivity per engineer has increased 200%.

I have never enjoyed coding as much as I do today because I don't have to deal with all the minutia.

Coding is largely solved. In a year or two, learning to code won't matter. Everyone will be able to program and build software anytime.

Claude Code is starting to come up with ideas by looking through feedback, bug reports, and telemetry for bug fixes and features, acting more like a coworker.

Product managers may sweat as everyone becomes a product manager and everyone codes. Title software engineer will be replaced by builder, painful for many.

Boris Cherny is head of Claude Code at Anthropic. Around the one-year anniversary of Claude Code, it has transformed software engineering and other tech functions. It drives Anthropic's growth; they raised a round at over $350 billion. Claude Code growth accelerates; daily active users doubled in the past month.

Boris and host born in same city in Ukraine.

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