Code with Claude Code - Beginner

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.