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I Hardly Remember Anything
A student had done nothing between lessons and could not recall the last one. The fix was not more practice. It was a way to retrieve the lesson.
Claude Code Best Practices That Actually Matter
Claude Code best practices from real sessions: scoped skills, the 60% context rule, session handoffs, permission modes, and how to hand Claude an error.
Cursor vs Claude Code: One Tool or Both?
Cursor vs Claude Code, decided by how you actually work. Editor habits, budget, the usage bill nobody warns you about, and when running both is right.
Is Claude Max Worth It? How to Decide in a Week
Is Claude Max worth it? Only if you hit your Pro limit most days with usage credits on. Here is how to work out your own number in one week.
Codex vs Claude Code: Which Fits How You Work?
Codex vs Claude Code, decided by your situation rather than benchmarks. The Windows, AGENTS.md and undo differences that actually change the answer.
Do I Need to Know How to Code to Use AI Tools?
Do I need to know how to code to use AI tools? No. But a harder requirement replaced it, and it is what stalls my students eleven sessions in.
Your AI Is Right 90% of the Time. Your Build Is Not
A student wanted to drop the approval gates because the model is right 90% of the time. Ten decisions later the arithmetic says 35%. Here is the fix.
What Is Codex CLI and When Should You Use It?
Codex CLI is OpenAI's coding agent for your terminal. What it actually does, which models it runs, what it costs, and when to pick it over Claude Code.
5 Things Claude Code Pricing Does Not Tell You
Claude Code pricing is public. The number that decides your bill is not. Five gaps between the published rates and what five models actually cost me.
Load Claude Code Skills Before You Build Anything
Claude Code skills change what it knows before it writes a line. Two students built for weeks without them. Here is how to install and verify them.
Is Claude Code Safe to Use?
Is Claude Code safe to use? Yes, and safer than most. But the tool being safe is not the same as your project being safe. Here is where the line sits.
Cut a Bloated Prompt From 20 Pages to 7
A student cut her production prompt from 20 pages to 7 across four rounds of testing with no drop in output quality. Here is the exact method she used.
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