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Ask HN: Is it actually possible to run multiple coding sessions in parallel?

6•sukit•2h ago
I’ve been trying to make sense of how people really use tools like Claude Code, especially after seeing some of the workflows shared on Twitter.

I started using terminal coding agents around June last year. I used Claude Code for a few months, then switched to Opencode because the experience was rough. My terminal would constantly flicker, formatting was messy, and a single session could drag my whole machine down. Then after a month or two I moved to Pi and have been using it ever since.

What’s strange is that after going through all these coding agents, my workflow hasn’t really changed. It’s still very primitive. I ask a question or show agent some ideas, discuss the approach, let the agent write code, then I review and verify. I did try to adopt some of the “high-efficiency” workflows people talk about, but none of them work for me.

Around the end of last year I saw Boris, the Claude Code Author, share how he uses Claude Code. I was shocked. He runs multiple sessions in parallel. I tried to replicate that. It didn’t work. Two parallel sessions already feel like my limit. Once I go beyond that, my brain starts falling apart within minutes. Context switching is painful, I will lose myself in ten minutes.

Recently I saw another tweet from him, talking about how to use newer features in Claude Code. I realized I hadn’t even heard of half of them. I honestly feel like I’m falling behind

I wonder you guys really running multiple parallel sessions and using all these newer features effectively, and on top of that double your productivity? Or is this kind of workflow only realistic for a small group of people, like those building the tools themselves?

Comments

rox_kd•2h ago
Yes if you operate with worktrees, its actually possible to operate up to 5-10 at least I've succeeded with that multiple times.

I think whats important is, that you keep atomical small tasks and increments, and whenever possible merge things. to many hanging worktrees can quickly also become a nightmare managing

sukit•37m ago
Do you manage worktrees manually or leave it to Agent?
nathan_douglas•1h ago
Superpowers + worktrees works really well for me. Superpowers works well at building comprehensive plans for implementing large features or refactors, and asks the questions up front, and then worktrees provide a safe place to actually perform that work.

It's not perfect; I've had some issues with Claude Code forgetting where it did things ("oh... it's not working because I'm not in the right directory"). I think it needs some architectural tweaks to function more reliably.

sukit•34m ago
I haven’t tried that, does it introduce some kind of “black magic” that makes the agent hard to observe?

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