Claude Code is developed using itself, demonstrating a strong belief in dogfooding, which ensures the product is refined through real usage by the team.

Claude Code is a tool for agentic coding that operates in the terminal, allowing developers to use their existing tools without needing to adopt new ones.

Claude Code is now part of the Claude Max subscription, allowing users to access it without worrying about usage limits, making it more accessible for developers.

In October, Anthropic released upgraded models including Claude 3.5 and introduced the innovative feature of computer use, positioning itself as a leader in the rapidly growing AI agent landscape.

Anthropic has shifted focus towards coding applications for Claude, moving away from its initial chatbot functionalities.

The community response to Claude Code has been overwhelmingly positive, with many users finding it significantly boosts their productivity.

To get started with Claude Code, simply download it from NPM using the command 'npm install -g @anthropic-ai/claude-code', and it will guide you through the setup process.

To use Claude's computer capabilities, developers must run it in a virtual machine or container and obtain an Anthropic API key, after which they can interact with Claude through a dedicated browser interface.

The coding use case for Claude has become surprisingly popular, with estimates suggesting that 30 to 40% of its usage is related to coding tasks.