About this course

This course provides comprehensive training on using Claude Code for software development tasks, covering the underlying architecture of AI coding assistants, practical implementation techniques, and advanced integration strategies. You’ll learn about Claude Code’s context management approaches, and how to extend functionality through MCP servers and GitHub integration.

What you’ll learn

• Understand coding assistant architecture: Learn how AI assistants interact with codebases through tool integration and the technical foundations that enable code analysis and modification
• Explore Claude Code’s tool use system: Discover how to leverage multiple tools in combination to handle complex, multi-step programming tasks across various development scenarios
• Master context management techniques: Learn strategies for maintaining relevant context throughout conversations and effectively referencing project resources for optimal AI assistance
• Implement visual communication workflows: Understand how to use visual inputs to communicate interface changes and leverage advanced planning features for complex codebase modifications
• Create custom automation: Explore how to build reusable custom commands and automations that streamline repetitive development tasks
• Extend functionality with MCP servers: Learn to integrate external tools and services for enhanced capabilities like browser automation and specialized development workflows
• Integrate with GitHub workflows: Understand how to set up automated code review processes and integrate AI assistance into your existing version control workflows
• Apply thinking and planning modes: Learn when and how to use different reasoning approaches for various complexity levels of programming challenges

Prerequisites

• Familiarity with command-line interfaces and terminal operations
• Basic understanding of version control with Git

Who this course is for

• Software developers looking to integrate AI assistance into their coding workflows
• Teams seeking to implement AI-powered GitHub integration for multiple workflows

Curriculum

• What is Claude Code?

Introduction

What is a coding assistant?

Claude Code in action

• Getting hands on

Claude Code setup

Project setup

Adding context

Making changes

Course satisfaction survey

Controlling context

Custom commands

MCP servers with Claude Code

Github integration

• Hooks and the SDK

Introducing hooks

Defining hooks

Implementing a hook

Gotchas around hooks

Useful hooks!

Another useful hook

The Claude Code SDK

• Wrapping up

Quiz on Claude Code

Summary and next steps