Software developers, DevOps engineers, and technical professionals interested in AI-assisted coding and automation

1. Basic familiarity with software development workflows
2. Basic experience using the command line (Linux, macOS, or Windows terminal)
3. Basic knowledge of Git and code repositories
4. Experience with a programming language (Python, JavaScript, etc.)

Course Outline:

1. Introduction to Claude Code

Topics Covered

1. What are AI coding assistants?
2. Overview of Anthropic Claude models
3. What is Claude Code?
4. Key capabilities of Claude Code
5. Claude Code vs traditional coding assistants

Key Concepts

1. Agentic coding tools
2. AI-assisted development workflows
3. Codebase understanding

Demonstration

Exploring Claude Code in the terminal

2. Installing and Configuring Claude Code

Topics Covered

1. System requirements
2. Installing Claude Code
3. Authentication and setup
4. Running Claude Code from a project directory
5. Configuring settings and preferences

Hands-On Lab

1. Install Claude Code
2. Initialize Claude Code in a project
3. Run basic commands

3. Claude Code Architecture and Workflow

Topics Covered

1. How Claude Code works
2. Terminal-based AI interaction
3. Codebase context and file access
4. Command execution and automation
5. Interaction with Claude models

Key Concepts

1. Context awareness
2. Agentic reasoning
3. Safe execution and approvals

4. Working with Claude Code in the Terminal

Topics Covered

1. Claude interactive sessions
2. Asking questions about a codebase
3. Editing files with Claude Code
4. Running commands and scripts
5. Debugging code with Claude Code

Hands-On Lab

1. Explore an unfamiliar codebase using Claude Code
2. Fix a bug using Claude Code

5. Automating Development Tasks

Topics Covered

1. Code generation and refactoring
2. Automated documentation generation
3. Writing tests with Claude
4. Investigating build errors
5. Managing Git workflows

Hands-On Lab

Use Claude Code to:

1. Implement a feature
2. Generate tests
3. Commit changes

6. Customizing Claude Code

Topics Covered

1. Using configuration files (e.g., CLAUDE.md)
2. Defining coding standards and rules
3. Defining custom skills (e.g., SKILLS.md)
4. Customizing Claude behavior
5. Project-specific configuration

Hands-On Lab

1. Create CLAUDE.md and SKILLS.md files to guide Claude behavior
2. Create a reusable command

7. Agents and Sub-Agents

Topics Covered

1. Agent orchestration
2. Creating sub-agents
3. Multi-agent workflows
4. Delegation patterns
5. Context isolation

Hands-On Lab

Build a custom agent workflow

8. Best Practices for Using Claude Code

Topics Covered

1. Structuring prompts for coding tasks
2. Managing context
3. Ensuring safe command execution
4. Performance and cost considerations

Training material provided: Yes (Digital format)