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Real-World Workflows

Practical workflows for everyday engineering: onboarding to codebases, code reviews, merge conflicts, and monorepo management.

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How I Use Claude Code to Understand a Codebase I've Never Seen — in 15 Minutes

A step-by-step playbook for onboarding to any codebase with Claude Code. From high-level architecture to database schemas, learn the exact prompts and sequence that turn a foreign repo into a familiar one in under fifteen minutes.

beginner11 min
Using Claude Code to Do a Full Code Review Like a Staff Engineer

How to use Claude Code's review capabilities to catch logic errors, security issues, and performance problems before they reach production. Includes customizing reviews with CLAUDE.md, generating GitHub PR comments, and building team-specific review skills.

intermediate13 min
How Claude Code Handles Merge Conflicts — and When to Trust It

A practical guide to using Claude Code for merge conflict resolution. Learn which conflicts are safe to auto-resolve, which need human judgment, and the exact git workflow to follow for clean, correct merges.

intermediate12 min
How I Structure Claude Code Projects for a Multi-Service Monorepo

A deep dive into configuring Claude Code for monorepos with multiple apps, shared libraries, and different conventions per package. Covers CLAUDE.md hierarchy, .claude/rules/ with path patterns, scoping Claude's attention, and CI/CD integration.

advanced14 min