Notes on building software.
A personal blog of technical articles about software development.
Point Claude at Examples and Patterns
Show Claude an existing file that does it the right way, and new code will match your conventions instead of inventing its own.
Paste Screenshots to Explain Bugs Faster
A screenshot of a broken layout or an error dialog tells Claude in one glance what a paragraph of description struggles to.
Use @ File Mentions Instead of Copy-Paste
Type @ and a path to have Claude read the real file, so you never paste stale code or lose the surrounding context.
Drop into a Shell with ! Bash Mode
Start a line with ! to run a shell command yourself without leaving Claude, and the output stays in the conversation.
Interrupt and Redirect with Escape
The moment Claude heads the wrong way, hit Esc to stop it and steer, instead of waiting for a wrong answer to finish.
Rewind When Claude Goes Down the Wrong Path
When a session drifts off course, rewind to an earlier point and try again from there instead of untangling the mess.