Setting up Claude Code for success

When first starting a new project using Claude Code, it is easy to jump ahead, diving straight into coding. However, if you spend a bit of time setting up Claude Code, the outcome will be a smoother and more enjoyable development experience. Generating a CLAUDE.md file When first starting your project, spend time talking through the requirements of the project with Claude. Take into account your tech stack, What language are you writing it in? Are you using a framework? You should also not only discuss the tech stack, but also how you want this built. How do you want the folder structure to be laid out? How do you want to interact with the database? Here is a general list of things you might include: Programming Language (and version) Framework and routing approach Dependency injection patterns Database access layer (raw queries, query builder, ORM) Coding standard Folder and namespace conventions Error handling approach Unit Testing Third party packages you might include. The goal of