In this episode, I was joined again by Gui Ferreira - who was last on the show back in episode 78 talking about goals and time management. This time we're talking AI, and specifically a deep dive into Claude Code, which Gui has two Dometrain courses on! We did a lightning round of our favourite Claude Code features and tips - including /goal, dynamic workflows vs /batch, auto mode (and the surprise behaviour change that caught me out!), Ctrl+G and Ctrl+S, voice mode, /btw, rewinding, path-scoped rules, and /simplify. We recorded two episodes back-to-back, so keep an eye out for the next one, where we chat about using coding agents for things that aren't code!

Gui Ferreira

Guilherme Ferreira, also known as Gui, is a Minimalist Software Craftsman, passionate about simplicity and continuous learning. After around twenty years as a .NET developer, and a journey through roles including Software Engineer, Architect, CTO, and Developer Advocate, Gui now focuses on education - building his own projects, working with companies, delivering in-person workshops, and creating courses on Dometrain. He's a Microsoft MVP for Developer Technologies, a tech speaker, a YouTuber, and a .NET content creator, and is based near Porto in Portugal.

• Website
• Dometrain courses
• YouTube
• LinkedIn
• Bluesky
• X / Twitter
• GitHub

Links from the show

• Episode 78: Goals and time management - with Gui Ferreira - Gui's previous appearance on the show
• Claude Code
• GitHub Copilot CLI
• GitHub Spec Kit
• OpenSpec
• Episode 88: Agent Skills - with Matt Pocock
• /goal
• Dynamic workflows
• /batch
• Agent teams
• Auto mode
• My tweet about the auto mode "autonomy nudge" - showing the change that caused auto mode to start making business decisions for me
• Interactive mode keyboard shortcuts - including Ctrl+G (open your prompt, or a plan in plan mode, in your editor), Ctrl+S (stash or restore your prompt), and Esc + Esc (rewind)
• Voice dictation
• Wispr Flow
• Typeless
• Side questions with /btw
• Checkpointing and rewind
• Agent view
• tmux
• Organise rules with .claude/rules/
• Evaluating AGENTS.md: Are Repository-Level Context Files Helpful for Coding Agents?
• /code-review and /simplify

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