Claude Code Tips for Large Projects (ziva.sh)

Claude Code has introduced a new set of strategies for managing large-scale projects, emphasizing a CLI-testable approach for applications and the use of virtual machines (VMs) to enable parallelized development. Key features include the creation of Custom Skills—template prompts that facilitate planning, execution, and testing by breaking down tasks and allowing user interactions for decision-making. This structured approach aims to minimize coding errors (referred to as "slop") by utilizing subagents to verify each development step, ultimately ensuring a more reliable and efficient workflow. Significantly, Claude Code's methodology incorporates a robust development environment using Arch Linux and KDE, providing a customizable base for running multiple VMs. Each VM can operate independently while sharing improvements from a central image, enhancing collaboration and resource management. Additionally, the ability to monitor system performance and manage tasks through widgets further simplifies operations. By leveraging this sophisticated infrastructure, developers can prioritize essential user interactions and product feedback, thereby streamlining the development process while maintaining high standards of code quality and functionality.