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How to Write a CLAUDE.md: 4 Principles and 6 Starter Templates

Reverse-engineer Karpathy's 185K-star principles, Anthropic's own config, and Dan Abramov's real CLAUDE.md. Then grab 6 copy-paste templates for frontend, backend, solo dev, writer, data analyst, and beginner.
Your First Claude Code Build: An AI Video Editing App

Build a complete AI video editing web app using Claude Code with zero programming experience. This step-by-step guide covers environment setup, requirement decomposition, iterative development, and deployment — turning a beginner into a shipping builder in weeks.
Six Claude Code Habits That Separate Power Users From Beginners

Most developers install Claude Code and never configure it properly. This guide breaks down all six modules — CLAUDE.md, MCP, Hooks, Skills, Subagents, and Context Management — with decision tables, real examples, and prompt templates you can copy today.
Learn Claude Code Step by Step: A 13-Stop Knowledge Map

A structured Claude Code learning roadmap with 13 knowledge points organized into 4 tiers, three identity-based paths, and 6 milestones. Know exactly what to learn first, what to skip, and when you'll hit the breakthrough moment.
Choosing Your Claude Code Entry Point: Terminal, App, or IDE

Claude Code ships three entry points: Terminal CLI, Desktop App, and IDE extension. They share one engine, so the real question isn't which is better — it's which fits your workflow. This guide breaks down the differences, maps each to a user profile, and walks you through your first week.
Claude Code Explained: What Anthropic's Terminal Agent Does

Claude Code is Anthropic's coding agent — not a chat AI with a code mode. It reads your entire codebase, edits files, runs commands, and ships pull requests. Here's what that actually means, how it compares to Cursor and Copilot, and how to start.
Claude Code from Zero to Agent Teams: The Full Walkthrough

The definitive Claude Code tutorial for 2026. Covers 6 installation methods, 60+ command reference, CLAUDE.md knowledge architecture, Hooks/Skills/MCP deep dives, 5 cost-saving techniques (60%+ reduction tested), and 25 error solutions with copy-paste fixes.
Set Up Claude Code in 20 Minutes: Install to First Skill

You don't need to know how to code. You don't need to understand programming. Three steps — install, API key, first Skill — and Claude Code goes from zero to doing real work for you. Here's the 20-minute quickstart that strips away every optional moving part, plus the first Skill to install and the four ways to test that everything works.
A 67-Line Claude.md, Three Rewrites Later: Lessons Learned

The CLAUDE.md I actually use — 67 lines, rewritten three times. Full copy, what I deleted between versions, and the six rules that made the final version stick.
10 Claude Code Beginner Mistakes (and How to Dodge Them)

I'm not a programmer. I use Claude Code every day. Here are the 10 mistakes I made in my first week — with real terminal sessions, my actual CLAUDE.md file, and the fixes that worked.