forrestchang/andrej-karpathy-skills: Karpathy's Claude Code Principles Hit 8.4K Stars
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A single CLAUDE.md file distilling Andrej Karpathy's four principles for better AI-assisted coding: Think Before Coding (eliminate hidden assumptions), Simplicity First (minimal non-speculative solutions), Surgical Changes (only modify what's necessary), and Goal-Driven Execution (verifiable success criteria). At 8.4K stars since January 2026, it addresses the exact failure modes Karpathy observed in LLM coding — wrong assumptions, overcomplication, and unrelated code changes.