9 articles on beginner-questions for builders learning Claude Code.
Claude Code forgets between sessions because every session starts with a fresh, empty working memory. Two things carry over: a file called CLAUDE.md that you write, and notes Claude saves for itself, called auto memory. Here is how each one works, what gets lost when a long conversation is squeezed down, and what to do so you stop repeating yourself.
Read articleBuild a one-page website about you or your business, on your own computer. It is the one first project where you can see a finished result in a single sitting, judge it with your own eyes, and fix it by describing what you want changed. Here are the exact steps, in order, from an empty folder to a page open in your browser.
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Claude Code is included in every paid Claude plan: Pro at $17 a month billed annually ($20 billed monthly), Max at $100 a month, and Ultra at $200 a month. The Free plan doesn't include it. Here is what each plan gets you, how the usage limits work, which plan to start with, and the billing surprises to avoid.
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Yes, you can use Claude Code with zero coding background. You describe what you want in plain English and Claude Code builds it, and the official docs say outright that you don't need to know how to code. Here is exactly what you need, how to install it on a Mac or Windows computer (including the version with no terminal at all), and what to do in your first ten minutes.
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Claude Code re-sends your whole conversation with every request, and your Claude chats and Claude Code draw from one shared pool of usage. Long sessions, heavy models, high effort, extra tools and subagents drain it fastest. Here is what actually uses your usage up, and the fixes Anthropic documents to stretch it.
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Claude Code can delete or change files. In Manual mode it asks before it edits, deletes or runs commands, but newer versions start in Auto mode, so press Shift + Tab until the status line says "manual mode on" first. This is an honest look at what it can and can't touch, the real risks (including auto mode, prompt injection and add-ons), the safeguards built in, and a five-step setup with git as your undo button. Includes what to tell a client who asks.
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Plan mode is a setting where Claude Code reads your files and proposes a plan, but makes no changes until you approve it. A good routine built on it has three steps you repeat for every job: plan, build, review. Here is how to turn plan mode on, what to say, how to approve safely, and how to check the result.
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Put in your CLAUDE.md only what Claude can't work out on its own: who you are and what the folder is for, how you want things written, how Claude should check its work, where things live, and anything you've had to correct twice. Keep it short, specific, and organized under headings. Here is a copy-paste starter for non-coders, a before and after, and what to add for a web app, client build, automation or content site.
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Use Claude Code if you want to build real things from plain-English instructions: it's included in Claude's Pro plan at $17 a month billed annually ($20 billed monthly). Cursor and ChatGPT are real options too, and each has a $0 plan with coding access. Here is what each one is, what each costs from its own pricing page, and the one I'd pick.
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Duncan Rogoff
David Iya