Code with Claude Code - Beginner

Understand the developer’s new role in an AI-powered world: shifting from coder to orchestrator. Install and configure Claude Code, master essential commands, and craft effective prompts using the 3C method. Learn to customize your workspace (CLAUDE.md, permissions, Plan Mode) and integrate Claude into a professional Git workflow.

Introduction & Getting Started

• The developer’s shifting role: from coder to orchestrator
• The AI coding agent landscape: autocomplete vs chat vs autonomous agent
• Opus, Sonnet, Haiku — when to use which model
• Understanding Claude pricing: tokens, costs, prompt caching, subscription vs API
• Installation (macOS, Linux, WSL2), authentication, /doctor

Prompts & Essential Commands

• Crafting effective prompts with the 3C method (Context, Clarity, Constraints)
• Thinking mode and effort levels
• Slash commands: /help, /clear, /compact, /cost, /rewind, /resume…
• Essential keyboard shortcuts, managing the context window (200k tokens)

Customizing Your Environment

• Permissions and security: access modes, .claudeignore, best practices
• CLAUDE.md: project memory, team conventions, architectural patterns
• /init to generate a CLAUDE.md, /memory to manage it
• Plan Mode: plan before executing, when to use it
• Introduction to Skills: custom slash commands (.claude/commands/)

Git Integration

• Claude and Git: branches, conventional commits, conflict resolution
• Assisted Pull Request creation

Hands-on Workshops

Workshop 1: Installation & Discovery

Install Claude Code, connect, run /doctor and explore the CLI interface.

Workshop 2: First Steps on a Real Project

Initialize a web project from scratch and experiment with session commands.

Workshop 3: CLAUDE.md & Permissions

Configure permissions and create a project-specific CLAUDE.md.

Workshop 4: Plan Mode & Skills

Use Plan Mode to design a feature, then create a reusable slash command.

Workshop 5: Git End-to-End

Initialize a repo, commit, create branches and merge — letting Claude guide each step.