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Optimize your AI-assisted workflow. Advanced patterns, architecture, and vibe engineering discipline for experienced engineers.

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tools·advanced·12 min

Claude Code MCP Servers, Postgres, GitHub, and Custom in 2026

Claude Code MCP servers tutorial. Install Postgres and GitHub MCPs in 5 minutes, then build your own. With working configs and a complete custom-server example.

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build·intermediate·12 min

Claude Code Stop Hooks Setup Walkthrough, 30 Minutes

Claude Code stop hooks tutorial. Configure .claude/settings.json, write the hook script, and let Claude run autonomously for hours. Working example included.

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tools·intermediate·5 min

CLAUDE.md File Format, Sections, and Real Examples

Write a useful CLAUDE.md with adaptable templates, current loading and AGENTS.md compatibility notes, and checks that prove instructions were followed.

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tools·intermediate·12 min

How the Claude Code Team Actually Uses Claude Code

The Claude Code team's own playbook: plan mode first, CLAUDE.md as memory, verification as the #1 lever. Named quotes from Boris, Cat, Thariq, Sid.

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build·intermediate·4 min

Build a Verify App Skill with Clear Completion Evidence

A focused verify-app skill template with acceptance cases, rendered-state checks, honest failure handling and a concise evidence record.

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pulse·beginner·9 min

Inside Anthropic, the Team That Ships 90% of Code With Claude

90% of Anthropic's code is Claude-written. 150% productivity gain. 67% more PRs per dev. The receipts, with named sources from Boris, Cat, and Sid.

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build·intermediate·11 min

Plan Mode Is the 2-3x Cheat Code Most Claude Code Users Skip

Plan mode doubles or triples Claude Code's success rate. Here's how Boris, Cat, Sid, and Thariq use it every day, with the exact shortcuts and patterns.

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build·intermediate·13 min

Verification Beats Prompting, Boris Cherny's Top Claude Code Tip

The biggest quality lever in Claude Code is letting Claude verify its own work. Boris, Cat, and Thariq all converge on this. Here's how to set it up.

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build·advanced·12 min

Multi-Claude, How Anthropic Engineers Run 5+ Agents in Parallel

Boris runs 5 terminal Claudes plus 5-10 web sessions plus mobile. Sholto multiplexes. Here's the parallelism workflow Anthropic engineers actually use.

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build·advanced·13 min

Loops, Stop Hooks, and Scheduled Agents in Claude Code

Boris runs dozens of cron-scheduled agents for PR maintenance and CI health. Cat's Routines lets you schedule Claude Code itself. Here's the pattern.

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foundations·intermediate·11 min

Prototype-First Replaces Doc-First, Cat Wu's AI-Native Playbook

Cat Wu's team replaced documentation-first thinking with prototype-first. Stand-ups are demos. Wrong bets are cheap. Here's how Anthropic's PM playbook changed.

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tools·advanced·11 min

Skills, Slash Commands, and Subagents in Claude Code

Boris turns daily tasks into slash commands. Thariq says skills are folders not files. Subagents exist for parallelism. How they work together.

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pulse·intermediate·11 min

Surfing the Models, an Outsider View on Claude Code

Vaibhav Gupta calls Claude Code's team a compiler. Dex Horthy says exhaust the first while loop first. The contrarian view that matches the data.

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tools·intermediate·4 min

Claude Code Memory, How /memory and CLAUDE.md Actually Work

Separate CLAUDE.md, AGENTS.md, scoped rules and learned memory, then verify what loaded and maintain only useful current guidance.

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pulse·intermediate·8 min

The 465K AI First Developer Job and What It Really Takes

The 465K AI-first developer job is real but rare. Learn what the role actually requires, who is hiring, and the realistic path for someone targeting it.

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tools·intermediate·10 min

AI Coding Model Buyer Guide for Cost and Workflow Fit

Evaluate AI coding models for your development workflow. Learn to assess budget constraints, capability requirements, and stack compatibility effectively.

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grow·advanced·8 min

Microservices vs Monolith and When to Split a Vibe Coded App

Microservices vs monolith is the wrong question for most vibe-coded apps. Learn the four signals that justify splitting and the cost of premature distribution.

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grow·intermediate·8 min

Auto Scaling Configuration and Cost Tradeoffs Explained

Auto scaling configuration sounds magical until you see the bill. Learn the four levers that matter, plus safe defaults and patterns to prevent runaway costs.

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ship·intermediate·8 min

Performance Budgets for Vibe Coded Apps That Stay Fast

Performance budgets keep vibe-coded apps fast as they grow. Learn the four limits that matter, how to enforce them in CI, and what to cut when you exceed them.

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ship·intermediate·8 min

Database Indexing Best Practices for Vibe Coded Apps

Database indexing is the single biggest performance lever for vibe-coded apps. Learn which columns to index, the cost of each index, and the patterns to avoid.

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tools·intermediate·10 min

Claude Opus 4.7 Coding Review and Benchmark Reading Guide

Evaluate Claude Opus 4.7 for coding with a careful reading of vendor benchmarks, six practical tasks, acceptance checks, and the cost of human code review.

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foundations·intermediate·8 min

Dead End Architectures and How AI Paints You Into a Corner

Dead end architectures are the structural traps AI generates by default. Learn the four most common ones and the early signals that warn before a rewrite.

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tools·intermediate·11 min

MCP vs Custom Tools and Plugins for Practical AI Apps

Explore the architectural trade-offs between Model Context Protocol, custom tools, and plugins when building practical AI applications for your business.

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foundations·intermediate·8 min

Cumulative Code Rot in AI Built Projects and How to Stop It

Cumulative code rot is the silent killer of AI-built projects. Learn why the decay is structural and the small habits that prevent the worst outcomes.

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