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What using Claude Code actually looks like Using Claude Code is a loop: ask, change, check, decide. Here is what a normal session looks like, six commands worth learning first, and how to recover when it goes wrong. AI & tools · AUG 13 · 6′ My AI was smart. It just couldn't see my job. My work context was scattered across email, meetings, documents, and notes. So I wired it into a private Obsidian vault Claude Code can read. AI & tools · JUN 25 · 15′ Klarna's AI U-turn isn't a failure story Klarna reported faster support and stable satisfaction, while its CEO later admitted that cost focus reduced quality. Product leaders need to read both. Ways of working · MAR 11 · 4′ Claude Code and the context window on bigger projects My website is close to a thousand files. I keep Claude Code useful by giving each session one task, naming the files involved, and keeping the project instructions current. AI & tools · FEB 01 · 7′ Fixing bugs with Claude Code (without losing your mind) Something broke. Describe what you expected, show what happened, let Claude investigate, then test the proposed fix. AI & tools · JAN 27 · 7′ Claude Code permissions: what to allow and what to block Claude Code can change real files and run commands. Check the permission mode, protect secrets, review the diff, test the result, and keep a restore path. AI & tools · JAN 27 · 8′ What is vibe coding, and when should you use it? Vibe coding is useful for disposable experiments where failure is cheap. Software you intend to keep needs review, tests, version control, and an owner. AI & tools · JAN 23 · 4′ Keeping your Claude Code project organized Give each file an obvious home, document the stable rules, and test what your deployment actually includes. AI & tools · JAN 18 · 7′ Teaching Claude Code your standards with rule files Use CLAUDE.md for project-wide facts and rule files for detailed standards, including rules that load only for matching paths. AI & tools · JAN 18 · 7′ Creating reusable Claude Code skills If you keep pasting the same prompt, save it as a small Claude Code skill. You can run it with a short command and add templates or scripts later. AI & tools · JAN 17 · 4′ The CLAUDE.md file: what to put in it, and what to leave out. Each Claude Code session starts with fresh context. CLAUDE.md loads the project facts and instructions you want available, while auto memory stores patterns Claude learns. AI & tools · JAN 17 · 6′ When Claude Code goes wrong (and it will) Claude Code will sometimes make the wrong change. Inspect the diff, use checkpoints for session recovery, and keep Git for a durable restore point. AI & tools · JAN 11 · 8′ Set up Claude Code so you can review changes as they happen Keep Claude Code and the result visible at the same time so you can review each change before asking for the next one. AI & tools · JAN 11 · 6′ Asking Claude Code to do multiple things at once Claude Code can delegate independent parts of a task to subagents. Use parallel work for separate research or checks, then review one combined result before editing. AI & tools · JAN 11 · 4′ Giving Claude Code better instructions Give Claude Code the problem, relevant context, and the result you expect. A specific instruction reduces guessing, but you still need to review the result. AI & tools · JAN 10 · 5′ How Claude Code sees your files The folder where you start Claude Code is its main working directory. Keep one project in scope, then add other directories only when the task needs them. AI & tools · JAN 10 · 7′ Your first conversation with Claude Code Create a separate practice folder, then use three prompts to inspect it, create a file, and edit that file while reviewing each action. AI & tools · JAN 09 · 5′ Installing Claude Code without the old Node.js setup Install Claude Code with Anthropic's current native installer on Windows, macOS, or Linux. No Node.js, no npm, and the fixes for when the command is not found. AI & tools · JAN 09 · 6′ Opening the terminal for the first time You need four terminal actions to start Claude Code: open it, run a command, move to the project folder, and close it when you are done. AI & tools · JAN 09 · 4′ Meet your AI assistant that actually does things Claude Code can inspect a project, use development tools, and apply approved changes. Your job is to decide what should happen and check the result. AI & tools · JAN 09 · 4′

How to use Claude Code Claude Code is Claude working inside a folder on your computer. It reads your files, edits them, and runs commands, and you tell it what you want in plain English. No code to write, and no development background needed to start. Twenty-four short chapters, in five modules, take you from opening a terminal for the first time to a website that is actually live. After that, the habits that keep it useful once the project outgrows a handful of files. Start with the overview, which is the whole loop on one page. From there the chapters stand on their own, so you can read in order or open the part you need. beginner · 25 parts

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