Recently, I listened to this great interview with the creator of Claude Code, Boris Cherny:
If you don’t know, Claude Code is currently widely considered the gold standard when it comes to agentic engineering. So his words carry a lot of weight.
What you’ll immediately notice when you hear Boris talk is how calm and clear he speaks. He sounds very considerate and doesn’t have to use hollow phrases to get the audience to keep listening to him.
(I think the intro sequence at the beginning of the podcast does him a disservice since it takes many of his statements vastly out of context.)
I also like that he, despite him working for Anthropic, clearly states that he doesn’t think that truly hands-off agentic use (or anything close to that) is possible yet. He primarily uses Claude for the stuff that it’s really good at right now. Namely the writing of code itself. Steering, giving context, deciding and reviewing is still something he largely does himself.
Now, for a contrast, type “Claude Code” into your YouTube search bar.
You’ll see a lot of videos that are titled like this:
“Claude Code is INSANE and I’m gonna teach you everything about it in just 20 minutes!!!”
– Channel that made SEO content 6 months ago
I know it’s simply the attention economy at play but it always saddens me to see this.
No matter the topic, in general, the voices you shouldn’t be listening to are amplified while the valuable insights by people who know their craft are way harder to find.
It’s always important to remember that almost nothing in this world is as black and white as some people want you to believe. Most things have a nuance to them you only discover when you don’t fall for the extreme takes.
We should all make sure we give our attention to people who truly deserve it. Not the ones screaming the loudest. But the calm builder whose actions speak louder than words.
Because, remember:
Your attention is expensive