CLAUDE CODE FULL COURSE 4 HOURS: Build & Sell (2026)

Complete Introduction to Claude Code

This comprehensive four-hour masterclass serves as the definitive beginner's guide to Claude Code, an AI-powered development tool that streamlines the entire software creation process. Nick Saraev walks through the complete journey from initial setup through deployment to production, covering everything necessary to leverage Claude Code effectively for building real software projects. The course is designed for developers and entrepreneurs who want to harness AI to accelerate their coding workflow and ship products faster without sacrificing quality or understanding of the underlying code.

Setting Up Your Development Environment

The first critical step involves properly configuring Claude Code on your local machine and choosing the right integrated development environment. The course demonstrates setup procedures with Antigravity, a specialized IDE designed specifically for Claude Code workflows. Understanding the distinction between terminal-based and graphical user interface approaches forms the foundation for all subsequent work. Visual Studio Code also receives detailed attention as an alternative development environment, with clear explanations of how to configure both tools to work seamlessly with Claude Code's extension system and context management features.

The CLAUDE.md File as Your Project Brain

One of the most powerful concepts in Claude Code is treating the CLAUDE.md file as your project's central intelligence hub. This file serves as the comprehensive context document that guides Claude's understanding of your project structure, requirements, architecture decisions, and implementation preferences. By properly structuring and maintaining this file, developers can dramatically improve the quality of Claude-generated code and ensure that the AI stays aligned with project goals. The course demonstrates practical techniques for writing effective CLAUDE.md files that communicate your vision clearly and consistently throughout the development process.

Building Your First Project in Minutes

Within the first fifteen minutes of hands-on development, students build a complete web application using Claude Code and Antigravity. This rapid project completion demonstrates the true power of AI-assisted development—what traditionally requires hours of manual coding can be accomplished in minutes when the right tools and workflows are in place. The course walks through the entire process of designing a basic web application, writing specifications, and letting Claude Code handle the implementation while maintaining full visibility and control over the final output.

Advanced Features: Hooks, Slash Commands, and Sub-Agents

Beyond basic code generation, Claude Code offers sophisticated features that enable parallel work, specialized tasks, and autonomous execution. Slash commands provide quick access to common operations, while hooks allow automation of repetitive workflows. The course introduces the powerful concept of sub-agents—separate Claude Code instances that can work simultaneously on different aspects of your project. Creating and deploying multiple sub-agents transforms the development workflow from sequential to parallel, dramatically reducing the time required for complex projects. Agent teams take this concept further, enabling coordinated multi-agent systems that can tackle larger architectural problems.

Context and Token Management Strategies

Efficient use of Claude's context window and token budget becomes critical when working on substantial projects. The course teaches practical strategies for conserving tokens without losing essential context, including techniques for summarizing previous interactions, archiving completed work, and structuring conversations to maximize information density. Understanding the Model Context Protocol (MCP) and how different tools consume tokens helps developers make intelligent decisions about which capabilities to invoke at which stages of development. Token management isn't merely about cost optimization—it directly impacts development speed and the quality of AI-generated solutions.

Creating and Deploying Production-Ready Skills

Skills represent reusable, specialized Claude Code configurations that can be leveraged across multiple projects or shared within teams. The course demonstrates the complete workflow for creating skills—from identifying common patterns in your work to structuring them as modular, shareable components. These skills can be transformed into sub-agents that operate autonomously, handling specific domains of functionality. The progression from basic skills to autonomous sub-agents enables developers to build increasingly sophisticated systems that scale beyond what individual Claude Code sessions can accomplish.

Cloud Deployment and Production Scaling

The final segments cover deploying Claude Code projects to production environments using Modal and related cloud services. Moving from local development to cloud deployment introduces considerations around API management, scalability, monitoring, and reliability. Git worktrees emerge as a powerful technique for managing multiple simultaneous development branches, enabling developers to work on several features or experiments without context-switching overhead. The course demonstrates practical deployment patterns that connect Claude Code development workflows directly to production systems, enabling rapid iteration and continuous improvement.