How I use Claude Code by Boris Tane
Shares rank 37 of 60 articles by recommenders
People recommend this post for a structured method of working with Claude Code that separates planning from execution, which several readers say they adopted or built on.
People recommend this post for a structured method of working with Claude Code that separates planning from execution, which several readers say they adopted or built on.
7 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 5
- criticize it
- 2
- approval share
- 71%
Recommended in 2 of 13 months
- November 2025: not recommended
- December 2025: not recommended
- January 2026: not recommended
- February 2026: recommended
- March 2026: recommended
- April 2026: not recommended
- May 2026: not recommended
- June 2026: not recommended
- July 2026: not recommended
- August 2026: not recommended
- September 2026: not recommended
- October 2026: not recommended
- November 2026: not recommended (month in progress)
Why it doesn’t carry the badge
- 5 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, not met.
- 2.5 recommenders for every criticNeeds 2 to 1 or better, met.
- Recommended in 2 of 13 monthsNeeds 4 or more, not met.
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What people say about it
The reasons people give, with the number of comments that give each one. Open a reason to read what they said.
Why people recommend it
Each mark is one comment
Separates planning from execution
“this separation of planning and execution is the single most important thing I do”
Comment from 9 Mar 2026 in “Show HN: VS Code Agent Kanban: Task Management for the AI-Assisted Developer” “it operationalizes Polya's classic problem-solving recipe for the age of AI-assisted coding”
Comment from 22 Feb 2026 in “How I use Claude Code: Separation of planning and execution” Structured method for AI-assisted coding
“it operationalizes Polya's classic problem-solving recipe for the age of AI-assisted coding”
Comment from 22 Feb 2026 in “How I use Claude Code: Separation of planning and execution” “The beginnings of that sustainable approach is already out there”
Comment from 12 Mar 2026 in “The AI coding divide: craft lovers vs. result chasers” Adopted as a personal workflow
“My current thinking is based on boris tanes formalised method of coding with Claude code.”
Comment from 2 Mar 2026 in “If AI writes code, should the session be part of the commit?” “I use the same approach, derived off of”
Comment from 3 Mar 2026 in “Intent-Based Commits” Clarified readers' own thinking
“this post I found on HN a couple of weeks ago really solidified it”
Comment from 9 Mar 2026 in “Show HN: VS Code Agent Kanban: Task Management for the AI-Assisted Developer” “My current thinking is based on boris tanes formalised method of coding with Claude code.”
Comment from 2 Mar 2026 in “If AI writes code, should the session be part of the commit?”
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The four most recommended other articles, with the same counts for each, so you can compare like for like. The tick on each bar marks the 2 to 1 line the badge needs.
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| The Grug Brained Developer by Carson Gross | 13 | 1 | 93% | 9 | — | Approved |
| How I use Claude Code by Boris TaneThis page | 5 | 2 | 71% | 2 | — | — |
What people said
7 of the 8 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“The beginnings of that sustainable approach is already out there”
“this post I found on HN a couple of weeks ago really solidified it”
“this separation of planning and execution is the single most important thing I do”
“I use the same approach, derived off of”
“My current thinking is based on boris tanes formalised method of coding with Claude code.”
“it operationalizes Polya's classic problem-solving recipe for the age of AI-assisted coding”
“it's written in that breathless linkedin/ai generated style”
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.