Claude Code Masterclass

How to use this book

Prerequisites and pre-work

01. Setup & AI-First Mindset

1. Install
2. Verify
3. Sign in
4. Welcome · What you’ll build today
5. Your instructor — Luca Berton
6. Anthropic & the Claude models
7. Theory · The AI coding loop
8. The loop you’ll repeat all day
9. Reference · Claude Code is everywhere
10. Reference · Slash commands cheat sheet
11. Reference · Common mistakes
12. Worked example · “Read this repo”
13. Try it yourself · Verify + name the loop
14. Done & next
15. Hands-on exercise — Module 01
16. Solution — Module 01

02. Prompting

1. Theory · The GCOE prompt
2. Anatomy of a GCOE prompt
3. Reference · GCOE skeleton you can paste
4. Reference · Common mistakes
5. Worked example · Vague vs. GCOE
6. Try it yourself · CLI Task Manager
7. Done & next
8. Hands-on exercise — Module 02
9. Solution — Module 02

03. CLAUDE.md Brain Files

1. Theory · CLAUDE.md is a behavior file
2. CLAUDE.md at a glance
3. Reference · A lean CLAUDE.md (≤ 80 lines)
4. Reference · A complete CLAUDE.md (all 5 sections)
5. Reference · Common mistakes
6. Worked example · Before vs. after CLAUDE.md
7. Try it yourself · Author your CLAUDE.md
8. Done & next
9. Hands-on exercise — Module 03
10. Solution — Module 03

04. Best-of-N

1. Theory · Best-of-N
2. Best-of-N, scored
3. Reference · The 3-criterion scorecard
4. Reference · Common mistakes
5. Worked example · Three candidates, one winner
6. Try it yourself · Notes API, Best-of-3
7. Done & next
8. Hands-on exercise — Module 04
9. Solution — Module 04

05. Testing & Debugging

1. Theory · Test, then self-review
2. The test-and-review loop
3. Reference · The self-review prompt
4. Reference · Common mistakes
5. Worked example · Plant a bug, catch it
6. Try it yourself · Suite + 2 bugs + your rubric
7. Done & next
8. Hands-on exercise — Module 05
9. Solution — Module 05

06. Git Workflows

1. Theory · Safe git for AI code
2. Branch → atomic commits → PR
3. Reference · Bonus · @claude GitHub Action
4. Reference · Common mistakes
5. Worked example · Split commits, write the PR
6. Try it yourself · Branch → commits → PR
7. Done & next
8. Hands-on exercise — Module 06
9. Solution — Module 06

07. Multimodal

1. Theory · Layout-first prompting
2. From wireframe to running UI
3. Reference · markitdown — any file → Markdown
4. Reference · Common mistakes
5. Worked example · Wireframe → running UI
6. Try it yourself · Dashboard from wireframe
7. Done & next
8. Hands-on exercise — Module 07
9. Solution — Module 07

08. Refactor & Docs

1. Theory · Constrained refactor + two-pass docs
2. Refactor inside the guardrails
3. Reference · constraints.md (write it first)
4. Reference · Common mistakes
5. Worked example · Bad vs. constrained refactor
6. Try it yourself · Refactor + handoff docs
7. Done & next
8. Hands-on exercise — Module 08
9. Solution — Module 08
10. Reference code — Module 08

09. Skills & Workflows

1. Theory · Four pillars of agentic engineering
2. The four power-ups
3. Reference · Hooks & MCP
4. Reference · Multi-agent & common mistakes
5. Worked example · Author a Skill in 4 minutes
6. Worked example · Connect GitHub over MCP
7. Try it yourself · Author a reusable Skill
8. Done & next
9. Hands-on exercise — Module 09
10. Solution — Module 09

10. Production Readiness

1. Theory · Five axes + a verdict
2. The five readiness axes
3. Reference · Overeager agents
4. Reference · Common mistakes
5. Worked example · Score the Notes API
6. Try it yourself · Production Readiness Report
7. Done & next
8. Hands-on exercise — Module 10
9. Solution — Module 10

11. Q&A & Next Steps

1. Theory · Three frameworks you keep
2. Reference · The five most common mistakes
3. Reference · Three prompting anti-patterns
4. Worked example · “Fix it” loop vs. precise prompt
5. Future-proof · Keep an eye on
6. Try it yourself · The Monday sentence
7. Done · The whole bootcamp

Appendix A — Skills Library

1. What is a Skill?
2. The 10 skills
3. How to install
4. How each skill is structured
5. Project-agnostic guarantee
6. Contributing

Appendix B — Knowledge Quiz

1. Module 1 — AI-First Mindset
2. Module 2 — Prompting Like a Tech Lead
3. Module 3 — CLAUDE.md
4. Module 4 — Best-of-N
5. Module 5 — Testing, Debugging, Self-Review
6. Module 6 — Git Workflows
7. Module 7 — Multimodal
8. Module 8 — Refactoring
9. Module 9 — Skills
10. Module 10 — Production Readiness