Claude Code For Complete Beginners | Here’s How To Get Started (2026)

Claude Code is not just for developers and this video proves it. Whether you are using the terminal, Claude Desktop, or VS Code, I walk you through everything from zero: install, login, build a real website, and set up Claude.md so Claude remembers your project every session. 🤖💻 ───────────────────────────────────── 🔥 WHAT YOU WILL LEARN ───────────────────────────────────── ✅ What Claude Code is and how it differs from claude.ai ✅ Prerequisites and pricing — you need at least a Claude Pro plan ($20/month) ✅ How to install Claude Code on Mac (+ Windows, Linux and WSL commands) ✅ First-time login flow and the terminal UI tour ✅ Core commands every beginner must know — /help, /clear, /model, /context ✅ Effort levels, model switching, shortcuts and session resume ✅ Building a real Sunrise Bakery website entirely by prompting ✅ Approving file edits, opening your site locally and iterating on design ✅ Claude.md — what it is, why it matters and how to auto-generate it ✅ Adding new pages and making UI changes using screenshots ✅ Running Claude Code via Claude Desktop and inside an IDE terminal ✅ VS Code extension setup ✅ Plan Mode — review the full plan before Claude touches a single file ✅ Brief intro to MCP, Hooks and Skills ✅ Practical tips — being specific, using plan mode, and Git as a safety net ───────────────────────────────────── ⏱ CHAPTERS ───────────────────────────────────── 00:00 Welcome and Who This Is For 00:58 Video Roadmap and What You'll Build 03:32 Touring the Claude Code Website 05:01 Claude AI vs Claude Code 07:14 Prerequisites and Pricing Basics 07:46 Install Claude Code on Mac 09:10 Terminal Basics for Beginners 14:04 First Run and Login Flow 17:54 Interface Tour and Core Commands 20:03 Switch Models and Effort Levels 24:37 Shortcuts and Session Navigation 25:51 Build a Bakery Website by Prompting 28:34 Approve File Edits and Open Locally 30:56 Iterate Design — Banner, Spacing, Colors 33:34 Next Up — Claude.md Setup 33:46 Why Claude.md Matters 35:42 Auto-Generate Claude.md 37:37 Customize Project Guidelines 38:45 Add Our Story Page 40:27 Edit With Screenshots 41:29 Check Token and Context Usage 43:01 Claude Code Desktop Workflow 46:15 Plan Mode In Action 52:07 Run Claude Inside Kiro 53:46 VS Code Extension Setup 57:43 Advanced — MCP, Hooks and Skills 01:01:54 Prompting Tips and Recap ───────────────────────────────────── 🔗 RESOURCES ───────────────────────────────────── ↗ Claude Code official docs → https://docs.anthropic.com/en/docs/cl... ↗ Claude Code quickstart → https://docs.anthropic.com/en/docs/cl... ↗ Install Claude Code → https://claude.ai/download ↗ Claude pricing (Pro plan required) → https://claude.com/pricing ↗ Claude.md documentation → https://docs.anthropic.com/en/docs/cl... ↗ MCP in Claude Code → https://docs.anthropic.com/en/docs/cl... ↗ Claude Code support → https://support.claude.ai ───────────────────────────────────── ☕ Buy me a Coffee: https://ko-fi.com/datasciencebasics ✌️Patreon:   / datasciencebasics   ───────────────────────────────────── 🤝 Connect with me: 📺 Youtube:    / @datasciencebasics   👔 LinkedIn:   / sudarshan-koirala   🐦 Twitter:   / mesudarshan   🔉 Medium:   / sudarshan-koirala   💼 Consulting: https://topmate.io/sudarshan_koirala #ClaudeCode #ClaudeAI #AnthropicClaude #AIForBeginners #ClaudeCodeTutorial #ClaudeMd #RAG #LLM #AITools #datasciencebasics