Claude Code Tips

A senior full-stack developer who has used Claude Code daily for months summarizes the working methods that actually boosted productivity.

• Start complex tasks with plan mode, establishing the approach before writing any code.
• Rather than handing off an entire feature at once, request only the first step, then proceed to the next step after reviewing the result.
• Always check the preview after a task.
• For bugs, prefer letting Claude fix them itself rather than fixing them manually, so it learns the codebase context.
• Before review, run /simplify to cut down on over-engineering.
• At the end of a session, have it do a retro on what was learned to record the learnings.

The key is not to push through everything at once, but to repeat the flow of plan → verify → fix → clean up.