{"product_id":"getting-started-with-claude-code-a-practical-guide-for-developers-who-want-to-ship-from-day-one","title":"Getting Started with Claude Code: A practical guide for developers who want to ship from day one","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e \u003cdiv\u003e \u003cdiv\u003e \u003cspan\u003eYou installed Claude Code. Now what?\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eGetting Started with Claude Code\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e takes you from installation to real productivity in a single afternoon. Skip the theory — go straight to writing code, generating tests, navigating legacy codebases, and shipping commits with an AI agent in your terminal.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003eUpdated June 2026\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhat you'll learn:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHow a real working session flows — from first prompt to merged PR\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHow to write prompts that produce useful code on the first try\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHow to point Claude Code at existing code: legacy projects, undocumented repos, inherited codebases\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHow to generate tests automatically and maintain coverage without the usual excuses\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA complete Git workflow: branches, commits, conflict resolution, PR reviews\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHow to configure CLAUDE.md so Claude follows your project's conventions\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA full chapter of recipes: problem, prompt, expected output, and what to tweak when it doesn't work\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003e11 chapters. 100% hands-on.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eEvery chapter includes real-world scenarios, copy-paste prompts, and honest explanations of what to adjust when things go sideways. These aren't toy examples — they're designed for your actual workflow.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe final chapter introduces agentic programming: chaining tasks, orchestrating multiple agents, and making the leap from user to architect of AI-powered workflows.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003eThis book is for you if:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan\u003eYou're a developer who installed Claude Code but hasn't found your groove yet\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan\u003eYou live in the terminal and use Git every day\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan\u003eYou want results on day one, not a lecture on how LLMs work\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan\u003eYou'd rather learn from real examples than scroll through reference docs\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003ePart of the Claude Code Guides series.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis guide will help you build a solid foundation, avoid bad practices and anti-patterns, and become a more effective programmer before diving into the advanced techniques covered in our book \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eClaude Code: Advanced Tips for Power Users\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books Prime","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45914187038911,"sku":"389ea07a-8b5e-4bbc-8fb4-30a31f2314eb","price":21.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0761\/7550\/7647\/files\/cb596fb9ab75c21188aced64b95bb1de.jpg?v=1785055557","url":"https:\/\/books-prime.com\/products\/getting-started-with-claude-code-a-practical-guide-for-developers-who-want-to-ship-from-day-one","provider":"Books Prime","version":"1.0","type":"link"}