The Case for Claude Code

Claude Code is having a moment right now. If you've been using other AI coding tools, like Cursor, you might be wondering, is Claude Code actually better?

In this video I unpack 2 big questions about using Claude Code:

1. Is its terminal-based interface better? In which situations is it right?
2. How does it perform for different types of tasks?

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Chapters:

00:00 The Case for Claude Code
01:06 Where Claude Code is pushing us
02:31 Understanding Anthropic's Product Vision
03:14 Terminal-based agent experience
05:44 MCP integration
08:10 CLAUDE.md file (memories)
11:52 Custom Slash Commands
13:25 Claude Code GitHub Actions
14:29 Autonomous agents vs. AI pair-programming
16:39 Claude Code vs. Cursor Background Agents
17:32 Planning mode in Claude Code
22:20 Multi-tasking with Claude Code
25:58 Agentic coding patterns