5 Claude Code Techniques That Actually Worked After 2 Months of Daily Use
After 2 months running 12 projects, 30 slash commands, and 40 launchd jobs on Claude Code, here are the 5 techniques that actually moved the needle.
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VS Code Quietly Added Copilot as a Co-Author on Your Commits
VS Code 1.118 silently injected a Copilot co-author trailer into commits — rolled back in 1.119. Plus a Linux RAT hunting DevOps creds and the largest Canvas LMS breach to date.
AI Roundup — April 20, 2026: Opus 4.7 Token Backlash, Claude Design, Cursor Canvases
Claude Opus 4.7 launched with the same price tag but a tokenizer change pushing real costs 1.0–1.35x higher. Plus Claude Design, Cursor Canvases, Copilot 4.7 GA, and Qwen3.6 beating Opus on a local benchmark.
Cursor Plan Mode: Make the AI Show Its Work Before Touching Your Code
Cursor 3’s Plan Mode forces the AI to outline changes before writing code. Here’s how I use it for refactors, features, and bug fixes — plus when to skip it.
This Week in AI: Claude Design, Cursor 3.1, Gemini Deep Think, OpenAI GPT-Rosalind
Four major AI updates dropped this week: Anthropic’s Claude Design preview, Cursor 3.1’s Agents Window polish, OpenAI’s GPT-Rosalind for life sciences, and Gemini 3 Deep Think upgrades.
5 Real Lessons from 2 Months with Claude Code
After two months running Claude Code daily, here are the five practices that actually moved the needle. Don’t aim for perfect on day one.
6 Claude Features Most People Don’t Use (But Should)
Six lesser-known Claude features that change how you use it: Projects, Custom Instructions, file uploads, Artifacts, Web Search, and Memory.
5 Claude Tips Most Developers Miss — Here’s What Actually Moves the Needle
Five Claude prompting patterns I actually use daily as a developer — context window strategy, example-driven prompts, system prompts, step-forcing, and output formatting.
Claude Code Tips: How CLAUDE.md and Custom Slash Commands Doubled My Productivity
Stop repeating yourself to Claude Code. A single CLAUDE.md file plus a few custom slash commands turn repetitive instructions into one-line workflows.
5 Hidden Claude Code Features That Doubled My Productivity — /btw, Plan Mode, and CLAUDE.md Done Right
Five Claude Code features most users miss: /init, Plan Mode, /btw, /clear, and MCP. Small habits that cut wasted context and rewrites in half.