Practical Prompting and Task Splitting with Claude
B_tC · reddit · 2026-07-10
The author argues that writing lengthy persona descriptions and prompts for Claude is often a waste of time; simply stating what needs to be done and the expected output format is far more effective.
In their vibecode project, they use GitHub issues directly as a lightweight project planning and bug tracking tool. A common workflow is having Claude review a specific issue and implement it directly. For complex tasks, they have Claude break them down into an epic and multiple sub-issues, tackling them in successive rounds.
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