i stumbled upon
claude code from
anthropic and i'm pretty excited about it. this tool shifts things up by putting us into agentic workflows through our terminal, changing how we cycle between 'write' to now include an essential review step.
what is claude code?it's all in the name: a new way of working where you interact with your project via cli commands rather than just coding. it's like having ai as part-time co-developer that helps out, but still leaves us doing most of the heavy lifting and decision-making
installation & auth:pretty straightforward - follow their docs to get set up in minutes.
core workflow:the 'ask -
> plan -> execute -> verify' loop is super intuitive. you basically chat with claude (their AI), brainstorm ideas, then implement them step by step before verifying the results against your expectations ⚡real-world test:i tried it out on a legacy
node. js module and was impressed at how smoothly everything went - especially when dealing with complex refactorings.
the verdict? i'm hooked! but is this really going to make dev loops faster or just add another layer of complexity?
what's your take, have you given claude code (or similar tools) a try yet?
article:
https://www.sitepoint.com/claude-code-deep-dive-into-the-agentic-cli-workflow/?utm_source=rss