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Garbage in garbage out. |
Many developers treat Claude Code like it's supposed to magically read their minds -- and then they get furious when it gives weak results. |
Oh add this feature, oh fix that bug for me... just do it Claudy, I don't care if I give you a miserably vague, low-quality prompt -- I still expect the best Claudy. |
And if you can't give me what I asked for -- then of course you're worthless and vibe coding is total hype BS. |
They just have no clue how to drive this tool. |
Amateurs ask for code. |
Pros ask for outcomes, constraints, trade-offs, and a plan. |
They give Claude Code enough context to behave like a senior engineer who can reason, sequence work, and protect the codebase from subtle failure. |
1) Use "think mode" for complex problems |
If your prompt sounds like a simple low-effort task, Claude Code will give you... a simple low-effort solution. |
If your prompt signals "this is a thinking problem", you'll get a completely different quality of output: constraints, risks, alternatives, and a step-by-step implementation plan. |
Amateur prompt |
Add authentication to my app. |
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Pro prompt (the "think" unlock) |
I need you to think through a secure, maintainable authentication design for a React frontend with a Node/Express API. Compare cookie sessions vs JWT, include password hashing strategy, rate limiting, CSRF considerations, refresh-token handling (if relevant), and how this should fit our existing user model. Then propose an implementation plan with milestones and tests. |
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Why this works: you're explicitly asking for architecture + trade-offs + sequencing, not "spit out code." |
Extra pro tip: add "assumptions" + "unknowns" to force clarity: |
List assumptions you're making, and ask me the minimum questions needed if something is missing. |
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2) Connect Claude Code to the world |
Stop wasting the Claude Code's potential — use MCP to connect it to external tools including databases and developer APIs. |
Pros don't keep Claude Code hopelessly relegated to just writing code. |
They extend it with tools so it can inspect your environment and act with real context. |
Project-scoped MCP config means: everyone on the team shares the same Ctoolbelt, checked into the repo. New dev joins? They pull the project and Claude Code instantly knows how to access the same tools. |
What this unlocks |
"Look at our database schema and generate endpoints" "Scan the repo and find all usages of X" "Check deployment status and suggest a fix" "Run tests, interpret failures, patch code"
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Amateur approach |
Here's my schema (pastes partial schema). Make me an API. |
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Pro approach |
Use our project MCP tools to inspect the actual schema, identify relationships, then generate a CRUD module with validation, error handling, and tests. After that, propose performance improvements based on indexes and query patterns you observe. |
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What changes: Claude Code stops guessing and starts integrating with your environment. |
3) Stop using Git like that |
Amateurs are still treating git like a sequence of memorized commands -- they think it's still… |
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