Claude Code Tips for Developers

Most developers use AI tools like Claude Code as an AI Coding Assistant without giving it specific instructions. They type a vague prompt and get a generic code output. That code doesn't follow coding best practices, and is hard to maintain. After a year of daily usage of Claude code, I have refined my Claude Code workflow so that I produce high quality code which is not only maintainable, but also accessible. Here's what I cover 👇 ✅ Why a simple prompt is bad ✅ How to use Plan Mode to gather requirements and build architecture before implementation ✅ How to use CLAUDE.md which gives Claude permanent memory of your stack, style rules, and best practices ✅ Which Skills and MCP servers to use for Frontend development ✅ How to keep your context window clean using /clear, /compact, and subagents ✅ How to guarantee formatting, linting, and type checks run every time using hooks Sign up so you never miss any videos: https://tinyurl.com/shruti-newsletter This video is sponsored by JetBrains. Use code SHRUTI for 3 months of WebStorm, the JavaScript and TypeScript IDE, for free: https://www.jetbrains.com/store/redee... VIDEO REFERENCES 1. 3 Months of FREE JetBrains: https://www.jetbrains.com/store/redee... 2. My Claude.md template: https://github.com/Shruti-Kapoor-Tech... TOOLS & RESOURCES 1. Top 5 in Frontend and AI This Week (newsletter): https://tinyurl.com/shruti-newsletter GET IN TOUCH 1. Book a 1:1 - https://topmate.io/shrutikapoor08 2. Join my Discord: http://bit.ly/shruti-discord ABOUT ME Hi friends 👋 I'm Shruti Kapoor, a Staff Software Engineer (prev. at Slack, PayPal), now building independently and sharing what I learn from years of building at scale in production. Thanks for watching and supporting my channel🤍 SOCIALS Instagram   / techcreatorshrutikapoor   LinkedIn   / shrutikapoor08   Twitter https://x.com/shrutikapoor08 Chapters 0:00 Intro 0:57 Basic Prompt 1:53 Best Practice 1 4:44 Best Practice 2 5:59 Best Practice 3 8:22 Best Practice 4 9:42 Best Practice 5 10:31 Bonus Tip 11:01 Wrap up 🔔 Subscribe for more Senior Engineer AI and Frontend content! #aicoding #claude #coding #shrutikapoor