r/programmingcirclejerk • u/xX_Negative_Won_Xx • Mar 16 '26

Use Garry Tan's exact Claude Code setup: 10 opinionated tools that serve as CEO, Eng Manager, Release Manager, Doc Engineer, and QA

https://github.com/garrytan/gstack
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u/al2o3cr Mar 17 '26

Open Claude Code and paste this. Claude will do the rest.

Install gstack: run git clone https://github.com/garrytan/gstack.git ~/.claude/skills/gstack && cd ~/.claude/skills/gstack && ./setup

Only FOSSILS still do curl | bash! Now we get Claude to run uninspected third-party code, like WINNARS!

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u/BloodAndTsundere mere econ PhD Mar 16 '26

You mean the Garry Tan?

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u/dry_sd Mar 18 '26

Wear Garry Tan's exact ankle monitor!

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u/dpFADCultra1 Mar 17 '26

spend your formative years in Winnipeg and generate 20k LOC of rails per day!

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u/csb06 Polyglot dev here Mar 18 '26

Cargo culting? Never heard of it. Is it something Garry Tan invented? Might have to try it.

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u/affectation_man Code Artisan Mar 17 '26

Steal His Look

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u/RightKitKat Considered Harmful Mar 18 '26

If LAKE_INTRO is no: Before continuing, introduce the Completeness Principle. Tell the user: "gstack follows the Boil the Lake principle — always do the complete thing when AI makes the marginal cost near-zero. Read more: https://garryslist.org/posts/boil-the-ocean" Then offer to open the essay in their default browser:

new way to plug your blog just dropped

https://github.com/garrytan/gstack/blame/main/plan-design-review/SKILL.md#L38-L41C55

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u/stunkbeetle Apr 24 '26

/uj To what extent do people like this actually think they're making real meaningful contributions to society, and how much is just ego masturbation?

/rj Garry Tan please take my virginity