Matt Pocock

Claude Code tried to improve /init... Is it any better?

Building a REAL feature with Claude Code: every step explained

5 Claude Code skills I use every single day

The 7 phases of AI-driven development

Shipping high-quality software with AI coding assistants requires a structured seven-phase development lifecycle to move beyond "vibe coding" toward rigorous engineering. The process begins by defining an idea—whether a full app or a minor refactor—and proceeds into a research phase to cache difficult external API data...

Your codebase is NOT ready for AI (here's how to fix it)

AI's integration into codebases reveals that software quality, particularly codebases' ease of modification, significantly impacts AI's effectiveness. Many codebases aren't ready for AI due to issues like slow feedback loops and difficulties in navigating the code. The speaker advocates for deep modules—extensive imple...

How to actually force Claude Code to use the right CLI (don't use CLAUDE.md)

Never Run claude /init

Red Green Refactor is OP With Claude Code

I'm using claude --worktree for everything now

LIVE: Chat with AI Coding Wizard Dex Horthy

The podcast explores strategies for effectively using AI coding agents within organizations, focusing on overcoming the "AI slop" prevalent in online content. Dex Horthy introduces Code Layer, an open-source IDE designed to manage parallel cloud code sessions, emphasizing the importance of optimizing engineer-AI collab...

I was an AI skeptic. Then I tried plan mode

Matt Pocock advocates for using Plan Mode in AI coding, a process where AI agents create a detailed plan before executing code changes. He initially doubted AI's coding abilities but was won over by Plan Mode, which involves planning with AI, executing the plan, and collaborative testing. Matt emphasizes that Plan Mode...

Frontend is HARDER for AI than backend (here's how to fix it)

Ship working code while you sleep with the Ralph Wiggum technique

How I use Claude Code for real engineering

Matt Pocock demonstrates how he uses Claude Code to add a CLI command to an internal CLI for his AI Hero courses. He emphasizes the importance of creating a plan first, using Claude Code's plan mode to explore the codebase and clarify requirements through multi-step forms. Pocock customizes his rules file to ensure con...

AI SDK 6 is SWEET

Most devs don’t understand how context windows work

Most devs don't understand what agents are

Most devs don't understand how LLM tokens work

The podcast elucidates the concept of tokens as the fundamental currency within Large Language Models (LLMs). It explains how LLMs process text by breaking it down into tokens, which are numerical representations of words, subwords, or characters, drawn from a specific vocabulary. Different models utilize distinct toke...

DeepSearch Office Hours - Day 1, 4:30PM BST

Matt Pocock hosts an office hours session, primarily answering questions from the audience about his new AI course. He discusses the course's focus on building AI-powered applications using the AI SDK, emphasizing the distinction between agents and workflows as defined by Anthropic's research. He explains why he chose ...

Effect: the unreadable library that captured my heart