I haven’t programmed professionally in more than twenty years. Even then I am not sure what I did could be considered professional programming. However, I dabble in programming and have written some tools for my own use. One in particular I use everyday. Lately, I have been experimenting with Claude Code. I don’t think I need to impress upon you the value of this coding agent.

I am learning how to use Claude Code effectively and to avoid burning through too many tokens. This post is a collection of my notes from using Claude Code. I expect to revisit and edit this post frequently, as we are in time-warp inducing increase in AI capabilities.

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