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A story-driven guide to AI-powered development

Learn Claude Code
by Living It: A Novel

Follow Ryan from his first terminal session at 11 p.m. to shipping real products — and learn every Claude Code skill along the way. 676 pages. 48+ chapters. One story that makes it all stick.

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Book cover — Learn Claude Code by Living It: A Novel
676pages48+ chapters

Book at a glance

48+
chapters of story + skills
6
reference appendices
676
pages, basics to advanced
a challenge in every chapter

From Chapter One — Ryan's First Night

The cursor blinked at him like it was waiting for an apology. Three weeks of backlog, a demo on Friday, and Aaron's voice still in his ear: "just try the AI thing, what do you have to lose." Ryan typed two words into the black screen and hit enter. What happened over the next forty minutes would change how he built software for the rest of his life.

— page 3 of 676

Why this book?

This isn't another programming book. It's a novel — you learn Claude Code the way Ryan does: under deadline, at 2 a.m., with real bugs and real wins.

Practical, up-to-date skills

From install to Agent SDK — mastered from scratch, in order.

Build real projects

Real projects, chapter by chapter — from first commit to shipped product.

Portfolio & freelance

Create a portfolio and open doors to freelance opportunities.

Code faster with AI

Effective prompts, tools and workflows that boost coding speed.

What $29.99$14.99 gets you

The whole journey, told in six acts. Browse the table of contents the way Ryan would — in a terminal.

~/learn-claude-code — book toc
book toc --act 1
Act I — First Nights
11 p.m., Eastside, Riverton. Ryan installs Claude Code under deadline and learns the fundamentals the hard way.
48+ chapters · 6 appendices · 676 pages

Who it's for and what you'll gain

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Who is this for?

For anyone who wants to learn, build, and grow continuously in the world of coding.

Beginners & students
Freelancers
Developers & job seekers
Anyone who wants to build projects and grow their skills

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What you'll walk away with

01Complete Claude Code setup — install, configure, best practices
02Hands-on examples with clear explanations, from CLAUDE.md to MCP servers
03Real projects: full-stack build nights, CI/CD pipelines, agent teams
04Prompt engineering that makes AI a real teammate, not a toy

Meet the author

Shamim Hossain
Full-stack Developer · Technical Lead · Founder

About the author

Shamim has 10+ years of experience building products and leading teams at international companies. He is passionate about building practical solutions and empowering developers through real-world knowledge — which is exactly why this book is a story, not a manual.

"Code. Learn. Build. Inspire."

Start living the story tonight

One payment. The full 676-page ebook (PDF), all 48+ chapters, 6 reference appendices, and every 🎯 challenge — plus free updates as Claude Code evolves.

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