How I use Claude Code (Meta Staff Engineer Tips)
📄 Zusammenfassung
This is my 50 Claude Code tips from 6 months of daily use personally and at Meta as a Staff Software Engineer. I ve been coding with Claude Code basically 12 hours a day really trying to understand what makes Claude Code tik. Here s everything I wish I knew when I started, from foundations to advanced parallel workflows. TIMESTAMPS 0:00 - Intro 1:04 - ACT 1: Foundations (Tips 1-25) 1:18 - Tip 1: Run from root directory 1:56 - Tip 2: Run init immediately 2:54 - Tip 3: CLAUDE.md is hierarchical 3:27 - Tip 4: Keep CLAUDE.md concise 3:58 - Tip 5: Structure: What, Domain, Validation 5:36 - Keyboard Shortcuts 5:58 - Tip 6: Shift Tab toggles modes 6:40 - Tip 7: Escape interrupts 7:43 - Tip 8: Double Escape clears input 7:59 - Tip 9: Double Escape on empty rewind 8:29 - Tip 10: Screenshot and drag 8:44 - Tip 11: Add context to screenshots 9:09 - Essential Commands 9:41 - Tip 12: clear resets context 10:13 - Tip 13: context shows token usage 11:42 - Tip 14: Let auto-compaction work 12:23 - Tip 15: model switches models 12:49 - Tip 16: resume recovers sessions 13:21 - Tip 17: mcp shows MCP status 14:19 - Tip 18: help shows all commands 14:33 - Tip 19: Git is your safety net 15:24 - CLAUDE.md Deep Dive 15:52 - Tip 20: Add a Critical Rules section 17:08 - Tip 21: Ask Claude to update rules 17:46 - Tip 22: Use workflow triggers 18:27 - Tip 23: Commit CLAUDE.md to git 19:34 - Tip 24: dangerously-skip for throwaway envs 20:39 - Tip 25: Combine skip with allowlists 20:59 - ACT 2: Daily Workflow (Tips 26-32) 21:38 - Tip 26: Start features in Plan Mode 23:46 - Tip 27: Fresh context beats bloated 24:29 - Tip 28: Persist before ending sessions 25:03 - Tip 29: Lazy load context 26:09 - Tip 30: Give verification commands 27:32 - Tip 31: Consider Opus for complex work 28:18 - Tip 32: Read thinking blocks 29:01 - ACT 3: Power User (Tips 33-40) 29:34 - Tip 33: Four composability primitives 29:54 - Tip 34: Skills recurring workflows 31:33 - Tip 35: Commands quick shorthand 32:18 - Tip 36: Never create commands manually 33:02 - Tip 37: MCPs external service docs 33:52 - Tip 38: Ask Claude to install MCPs 34:15 - Tip 39: Subagents isolated context 37:10 - Tip 40: Avoid instruction overload 37:48 - ACT 4: Advanced (Tips 41-50) 38:02 - Tip 41: Run multiple instances 39:06 - Tip 42: iTerm split panes 40:33 - Tip 43: Enable notifications 41:10 - Tip 44: Git worktrees for isolation 41:40 - Tip 45: chrome connects browser 43:17 - Tip 46: Powerful for debugging 43:28 - Hooks Automation 43:41 - Tip 47: Hooks intercept actions 44:10 - Tip 48: Auto-format with PostToolUse 44:24 - Tip 49: Block dangerous commands 44:43 - Tip 50: Explore the plugin ecosystem 45:32 - Context is King (Outro) NEWSLETTER Weekly deep dives on AI coding, developer productivity, and engineering career growth. MORE RELATED VIDEOS Claude Code Workflows That Will 10x Your Productivity Vibe Coding is Making Engineers Worse (Do This Instead) CONNECT WITH ME LinkedIn jonnykvids Instagram jonnykvids Threads Like, Subscribe Hit the Bell for more software engineering insights!