Claude Code Essentials: Your First AI-Assisted Coding Workflow
Create a dependable AI-assisted workflow for building, refining, and reviewing code
Created by Anton Voroniuk, Dmytro Vasyliev
Get hands-on with Claude Code as you build a reliable AI-assisted workflow for software development. Learn to set up and use Claude Code in both command line and VS Code, manage context and permissions, and guide AI to help plan, improve, and review your code. Gain practical skills for safer and more efficient coding with AI.
Packt | Sep 2026 | 227 min
What You Will Learn
You will start by installing Claude Code and exploring its interface in both terminal and VS Code. Through a guided project, you will practice managing context, permissions, and commands while planning and improving code. Each section introduces new ways to direct the AI, check its output, and build reusable workflows for future projects.
Key Features
- Set up Claude Code in terminal and VS Code for flexible AI-assisted development
- Direct AI to plan, test, document, and review code throughout a real project
- Create reusable rules, memory, and agent skills for consistent project results
Target Audience
This course is ideal for software developers, programmers, and technical learners who want to add AI assistance to their coding process. If you are comfortable with basic coding, working with project files, and using a terminal or VS Code, you will be able to follow along. Some experience with Node.js and GitHub is helpful but not required.
