Getting Started with Claude Code
A hands-on course that takes you from installation to productive daily use of Claude Code, Anthropic's agentic coding tool. You'll learn the core workflow, context management, project customization with CLAUDE.md and skills, and how to scale your output with parallel sessions and automation.
What you'll learn
Your instructor
Alex Rivera
Developer Experience, Anthropic
Alex works on Claude Code, helping developers build intuition for agentic workflows.
Syllabus
Install and First Session
Install Claude Code in your terminal, run your first session, and make your first code change.
The Core Workflow: Explore, Plan, Implement
Learn the explore-plan-implement workflow that makes Claude Code effective for real development tasks.
Context Management: The Key Skill
Understand the context window and learn techniques to keep Claude Code performing at its best throughout long sessions.
Customize Claude for Your Project
Set up CLAUDE.md for persistent project instructions, create reusable skills, and add hooks for automated guardrails.
Scale Your Output
Use headless mode for automation, parallel sessions for throughput, and MCP for external tool integration.
