What Claude Code is, how to install it, what it costs, and the honest limits you only discover after three days of real use in production.
Before you hardwire Claude Code into your daily workflow, you need more than just a quick-start guide, you need the battle-tested reality. Like many AI tools, the initial magic is intoxicating, but the real test begins when you hit its inevitable walls. I've logged the hours and collected the scars so you don't have to. Here is the unvarnished truth about where Claude Code shines, and exactly where it breaks, today.
Every article on this site, including the one you are reading, goes through Claude Code before it goes live. I use it daily to write, build, test and publish. That gives me two things most guides lack: real mileage, and real scars. Day one with Claude Code feels like magic. Day three is when you meet its limits. This guide covers both, because you deserve the full picture before you commit a workflow to it.