Anthropic Engineer: Stop Prompting Claude, Build Systems That Prompt Themselves
Fowe · x · 2026-08-12
A user joked about the future of programming moving away from writing code to simple drag-and-drop interfaces. They quoted an Anthropic engineer stating: "You're not supposed to prompt Claude. You're supposed to build a system that prompts itself."
In a 45-minute session, the engineer demonstrated how Anthropic builds agents that remember, fix their own mistakes, and get smarter with every run. This systematic approach is considered superior to any paid agent course available.
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