You can use Claude Code for months without learning a single keyboard shortcut. It's a conversation — typing and pressing Enter gets you surprisingly far. Nothing below is required, either. It's all in the good-to-know column. There are many more shortcuts than these, but a few are worth getting…
Four lines I posted this summer — the shortest version I have of what I believe about software.
The official free courses, which ones fit a non-technical start, and what the certificate is actually worth.
The zero-risk way to learn what this thing can actually do.
Making software has never been easier. The hard part now is making it truly useful — and being there when it breaks.
The scary black window is a text box. The hurdle is psychological, and it clears in an afternoon.
Claude comes in three forms. You already know chat — here's what Cowork and Code are, and what each is best at.
Sign up, install, and have your first conversation in about 15 minutes. No coding required.
AI changed the economics of who can build software and what's worth building. What makes software meaningful didn't change.