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Claude Code: The Complete Guide
Orange Book Series by HuaShu (花叔)
The definitive guide to Claude Code — Anthropic's terminal-native AI programming tool. From installation to shipping products, this book covers everything you need to become productive with agentic coding.
Written by someone who has never written a single line of code by hand, yet built an App Store #1 paid app, published 7 technical books, and runs a 300K-follower content operation — all powered by AI.
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What This Book Covers
| Part | Chapters | Topics |
|---|---|---|
| Getting Started | §01–§03 | Why Claude Code · Installation · Your first project |
| Core Skills | §04–§06 | Workflows (Plan/Auto mode) · CLAUDE.md · Prompting & context engineering |
| Advanced Practice | §07–§10 | Skills, Hooks & MCP · Multi-agent collaboration · Building products · Mental models |
| Real-World Projects | §11–§14 | Chrome extension · Content automation · iOS app (App Store #1) · Slash commands |
| Exercises | 15 hands-on tasks | Progressively build your skills |
| Appendices | A–G | Source code analysis · Chinese model integration · Command reference · FAQ · Glossary · Agentic coding trends · CLAUDE.md templates |
Who Is This For
- Engineers who want 10x productivity — let Claude Code handle boilerplate, debugging, testing, and CI/CD while you focus on architecture and product thinking
- Product Managers who want to build MVPs themselves — turn a weekend into a working prototype without waiting for dev resources
- Entrepreneurs building one-person companies — Claude Code gives one person the development capacity of a small team
No prior AI programming experience required. We start from zero but don't linger on basics.
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Orange Book Series
This is one of 7+ books in the Orange Book (橙皮书) series — practical, hands-on guides for AI-native builders:
- Claude Code: The Complete Guide ← you are here
- Claude Code Source Code Analysis
- Harness Engineering
- Agent Skills
- OpenClaw: Build Your Own AI
- Gemma 4
- Polymarket Guide
Visit huasheng.ai for the full collection.
About the Author
HuaShu (花叔) · AI Native Coder · Indie Developer
Creator of Kitty Light (小猫补光灯, App Store #1 Paid App), author of 7 Orange Books, 300K+ followers across platforms. Built all products entirely with AI — never written a single line of code by hand. Featured on CCTV and People's Daily as a representative of the "hand-crafted economy" movement.
- X/Twitter: @AlchainHust
- YouTube: @Alchain
- Bilibili: 花叔
- WeChat Official Account: 花叔
- Website: huasheng.ai
License
This work is licensed under CC BY-NC-SA 4.0. You are free to share and adapt for non-commercial purposes with attribution.