@Soranlan: https://x.com/nobel_824/status/2057643942980751527/video/1… The craziest part about this thing is that it's not even code. A 65-line plain text file, straight to #1 on GitHub Trending with 100k stars. Not a library, not a...
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A 65-line plain text file called CLAUDE.md by OpenAI co-founder Karpathy reached 100k stars on GitHub, becoming the top trending repository. It's not code or a framework, but a set of operational instructions on how to collaborate efficiently with AI in writing code, clarifying the division of labor between humans and machines to better leverage tools like Claude Code.
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The most absurd thing about this is —
it’s not even code.
65 lines of plain text, straight to #1 on GitHub Trending, 100,000 stars. Not a library, not an app, not a framework — just a “how to code with AI” instruction manual. Once again, Karpathy grabbed the entire community’s attention with something incredibly minimal.
What’s really valuable isn’t how to configure Claude Code — it’s how he lays out the boundary between human and AI: how to make the model less stupid, how to keep context clean, how to break fuzzy tasks into granular steps AI can execute. Most people can’t use Claude Code well — it’s not the model’s fault, it’s that they feed it badly from the start.
65 lines earning 100,000 stars proves the industry isn’t short of boats anymore — it’s short of people who know how to sail.
tatsuki (@nobel_824): OpenAI co-founder Karpathy’s CLAUDE.md is dominating #1 on GitHub Trending. It’s not a library or an app — just a 65-line text file. One file that distills Karpathy’s coding observations, now with over 100,000 stars total. Let me explain the four principles written there.
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