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How I Use Claude Code | Boris Tane

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The research-plan-implement workflow I use to build software with Claude Code, and why I never let it write code until I've approved a written plan.

I’ve been using Claude Code as my primary development tool for approx 9 months, and the workflow I’ve settled into is radically different from what most people do with AI coding tools. Most developers type a prompt, sometimes use plan mode, fix the errors, repeat. The more terminally online are stitching together ralph loops, mcps, gas towns (remember those?), etc. The results in both cases are a mess that completely falls apart for anything non-trivial. The workflow I’m going to describe has one core principle: never let Claude write code until you’ve reviewed and approved a written plan . Th

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