AI coding tools are everywhere — but most developers are using them wrong.Copying AI-generated code without reviewing, testing, or understanding it — that's vibe coding. It works for demos. It falls apart in production.This course is different.In Claude Code for Professional Developers, I'll show you how to use Claude Code the right way — to ship production-grade apps faster, with better code quality, and without sacrificing the engineering principles that make software maintainable.We'll build a real AI-powered customer support system from scratch, covering everything from planning and authentication to AI features, testing, and deployment.

Syllabus

Getting Started (10m)
- Welcome
- Prerequisites
- Course Structure
- Source Code
- How to Take This Course
- Questions and Support
- Connect with Me
Getting Started with Claude Code (1h)
- Introduction
- What is Claude Code
- Installing Claude Code
- Using Claude Code
- Running the App
- Creating Project Memory
- Effective Prompting
- Using the Plan Mode
- Managing the Context
- Tracking Cost and Usage
- Model Context Protocol
- Adding Tools
- Creating Skills
- Adding Skills
- Checkpointing
- Creating Subagents
- AI Code Review
- Future of Software Engineering
Project Planning and Setup (37m)
- Introduction
- Defining the Project Scope
- Clarifying the Requirements
- Defining the MVP
- Choosing the Tech Stack
- Creating an Implementation Plan
- Setting Up the Project
- Setting Up PostgreSQL
- Setting Up Prisma
- Setting Up Push Notifications
Authentication (2h)
- Introduction
- Choosing an Authentication Strategy
- Choosing a Session Strategy
- Setting Up Better Auth
- Reviewing the Authentication Setup
- Registering Users
- Building the Login Page
- Reviewing the Login Page
- Implementing Validation
- Adding Tailwind
- Adding Shadcn
- Implementing Role-based Access
- Creating a Security Audit Agent
- Security Audit
- Troubleshooting Startup Issues
- Setting Up Playwright
- Reviewing Playwright Setup
- Creating a Testing Agent
- Writing and Running E2E Tests
- Reviewing E2E Tests
User Management (1h)
- Introduction
- Listing Users
- Using React Query
- Adding Loading Skeletons
- Writing Unit Tests
- Creating Users
- Reviewing the Backend Code
- Reviewing the Frontend Code
- Testing Creating Users
- Editing Users
- Reviewing the Backend
- Reviewing the Frontend
- Deleting Users
- Reviewing the Code
- Adding E2E Tests
- Why Clean Code Still Matters
Ticket Management (2h)
- Introduction
- Receiving Tickets
- Reviewing the Code
- Writing E2E Tests
- Listing Tickets
- Reviewing the Code
- Sorting Tickets
- Filtering Tickets
- Pagination
- Viewing Ticket Details
- Assigning Tickets
- Updating Tickets
- Replying to Tickets
- Reviewing the Backend
- Reviewing the Frontend
- Refactoring for Clean Abstractions
- Extracting Interfaces
- Writing Tests
- Preventing XSS Attacks
- Handling Edge Cases
AI-Powered Features (1h)
- Introduction
- Polishing Replies
- Reviewing the Code
- Testing AI Features
- Summarizing Tickets
- Reviewing the Code
- Classifying Tickets
- Reviewing the Code
- Background Job Processing
- Auto-Resolving Tickets
- Reviewing the Code
- Building a Dashboard
- Reviewing the Code
Email Integration (17m)
- Introduction
- Setting Up SendGrid
- Tunnelling with ngrok
- Receiving Emails
- Troubleshooting Email Integration
- Sending Emails
Production (46m)
- Introduction
- Logging Errors with Sentry
- Polishing the UI
- Preparing for Production
- Dockerizing the App
- Deploying to Railway
- Seeding the Production Database
- Configuring SendGrid
- Claude Code GitHub Actions
- Fixing GitHub Issues
- Creating Pull Requests
- Final Thoughts