Developer: Sometimes You Have to Be a Mean Boss to Get Claude to Do It Right
chrisfirst · x · 2026-09-23
Developer chrisfirst shares that he sometimes has to act like a mean boss toward Claude to finally get a task done correctly — and after applying pressure, the model got it right. A relatable anecdote about the informal tactic of being firm with coding agents.
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