Claude Code Creator: Delete claude.md and Skills Every Six Months

At Y Combinator Startup School 2026, Claude Code creator Boris Cherny advised users to delete claude.md, skills and hooks every six months and retry, arguing there are no tricks to using models well—only empirical iteration. The full talk is available on YC's YouTube channel.

2026-09-05 ~ 2026-09-07 · 4 related posts

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