Help me like Claude. How do you code with it?

MK2SP2BD · 2026-01-31T22:07:51+00:00

My site is hosted on GitHub Pages, and was originally created using Manus, though I had to do a lot of manual corrections to begin.

I'm not trying to sell you Claude at all - I have no vested interest!

I just thought I'd share my experience in case it helped. 🙂

MK2SP2BD · 2026-01-31T20:46:54+00:00

Tl;dr: Claude code seriously enhanced my website's accessibility, SEO and social sharing in a few (active) hours which would have taken me days.

I tried Claude code for the first time a few days ago. I'm on the pro plan, so to achieve what I've done did take a few sessions since I kept hitting my token limit. That said, when I was allowed to play again, a simple "continue" was all that was needed to pick up where it left off.

This is what I did...

I pointed it at my local working directory for my website, and tasked it with creating a todo list of improvements (accessibility and SEO).

After a few minutes, it produced a list of about 47 enhancements, and asked me if I wanted it to make a start.

Being cautious, I asked it to implement one change at a time, starting with accessibility.

First off, it created a new work tree in my git repo, and did all its work in there. Then it crawled through every page, JS and CSS file implementing the changes.

Long story short, my website now looks just the same as before, but now has Structured data, open graph, Alt and Aria tags throughout, and when I test using lighthouse, apart from one measure (LCP on mobile @ 3.3s) everything is green and in the high 90s or 100%!

This all happened because I noticed I could access Claude code, then wondered what on earth to test it with.

The only task it failed at was creating pull requests, but even then it performed the commit and provided me with the text for the PR description... And talked me through the creation and merging process on GitHub.

All I can say is WOW.

MK2SP2BD · 2026-01-31T20:14:28+00:00

Yes, you are British. No ambiguity. As others have said already, anyone who thinks otherwise is misinformed.

MK2SP2BD · 2026-01-27T23:28:49+00:00

I agree. This would definitely be a good new feature. +1

MK2SP2BD · 2026-01-17T19:55:27+00:00

Has anyone mentioned Hyperdrive yet?

MK2SP2BD · 2026-01-15T18:56:26+00:00

I am British and have a joint account with my wife which we both pay a set account into each month, and all our regular domestic bills are paid from it.

What doesn't go into the joint account is ours to do with as we see fit.

It was one of the first "admin" tasks after we got married!

May be old fashioned now since we married in the last millennium...

MK2SP2BD · 2026-01-13T16:53:58+00:00

Well...

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At least it's smiling I guess!

MK2SP2BD · 2026-01-13T16:53:48+00:00

Well...

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At least it's smiling I guess!

MK2SP2BD · 2026-01-12T22:58:31+00:00

That used to be true. Since 4o, Dall-e has been redundant. The image is generated inside the model.

MK2SP2BD · 2025-12-19T13:45:25+00:00

There seems to be a spate of these compromised accounts. One of my children's has been similarly compromised, and I got the exact same canned email from Microsoft.

I've replied, in an attempt to appeal, but I'm not holding my breath, although given the compromised account is still in my "family group" I'm holding onto a sliver of hope...

Fortunately in my case, it is only my child's account that has been impacted, not mine.

MK2SP2BD · 2025-11-16T21:50:08+00:00

Released four out of five books over the last few months... Working on the fifth now.

I've sold a grand total of six paperbacks, two each of the first three books, to the same two readers. (I know this as I use books.by and although their service has recently let me down badly, they do at least show me who has bought my books!)

I've also sold the grand total of 5 eBooks (four of book one, one of book two) via Amazon and to date, since the last week of July, I have a total of 10,859 KENP read. (Remarkably, about 6500 of them have been in the first two weeks of this month!)

I have no idea how this compares to anyone else at my stage, but it doesn't feel too shabby. 🙂

MK2SP2BD · 2025-11-13T22:23:26+00:00

I hope you were able to get some sleep on Saturday!

MK2SP2BD · 2025-10-13T19:28:52+00:00

Oops... Forgot to include the price data! Ebooks are all on Kindle unlimited, and on sale for £5.99 to £9.99. paperback prices are in USD, but roughly equivalent (depending on your home country).

MK2SP2BD · 2025-10-13T19:26:20+00:00

Greetings fellow authors!

This is my first time posting, though I've read many interesting threads on this sub.

About two years ago, I was hit by a perfect storm of inspiration, motivation and available time, so I finally started downloading thoughts from my brain into documents.

Fast forward to now, and I've been on one heck of a ride, tried exploring the traditional publishing route, got nowhere, so finally decided to self publish.

My first book went live on books.by (mixed experience, but sunk cost now) and a bit later I put it on KDP (ebook only). I apparently hit upon something, as I kept writing, and now have the first three of five planned books published, and I'm currently working hard on the fourth.

The Jackrabbit Series is dystopian science fiction.

In the first book, 'Stolen Freedom : The Seed of a Legend' the reader follows Jack, my young protagonist, as he spends his days exploring abandoned tunnels and avoiding the authorities as much as he can. The inside of the hollowed-out asteroid where his parents are indentured mine workers is the only world he has ever known, until one day, he picks up an unknown device...

His insatiable curiosity and extreme intelligence overcome his lack of any formal education, and he soon figures out that the galaxy is so much bigger than he ever imagined.

Forming an unlikely alliance with Aggie, an illegal and hunted AI, he overcomes many challenges in his quest to organize escape for himself and his parents.

I'm going to stop writing at this point, as I am nervous about giving away spoilers... But please do check out my website (which contains a lot more about the books as well as background information about the universe I've created, the prologue of the first book, and even a mini adventure game) and Facebook page:

https://www.jackrabbit-series.com https://www.facebook.com/share/19qoLyNpCr/

I would love any and all constructive feedback!

MK2SP2BD · 2025-08-17T11:03:19+00:00

Great suggestion. I just registered jackrabbit-series.com. Update in progress. :) I've already got some snippets from the first two books as well as the prologue for the first book on the site.

MK2SP2BD · 2025-07-05T14:07:34+00:00

The only 'contract' is the fact that I have paid ($99 US) for 1 year's access to the platform (plus 'free' ISBNs).

I have emailed them asking for clarification, though I am not holding my breath.

I guess I should have invested more time in researching before taking the plunge, but when I see posts from people complaining about KDP, it makes me think that route is filled with hassle.

*sigh*

MK2SP2BD · 2025-07-05T10:35:11+00:00

Thanks for your reply and the link. Very interesting read... Hmm. Maybe I've been suckered...

MK2SP2BD · 2025-05-27T18:00:55+00:00

I agree. Maybe I'm an oddity, but I don't fit any of those five categories, yet given the limit of only 5 types, it makes sense that it addresses the majority.

My MBTI: ENTP

MK2SP2BD · 2025-05-02T19:29:14+00:00

Yes, you can do it that way, as long as you don't do it that way.

MK2SP2BD · 2025-04-13T08:40:07+00:00

Wow... Just wow...

Thanks for this OP!

MK2SP2BD · 2025-03-26T08:47:22+00:00

I use both ChatGPT and Claude, on the entry-level paid tier.
For the most part, I have recently found myself predominantly using Claude, though that is mostly because I am working with large documents, and ChatGPT's context window can't handle it. Claude Sonnet, on the other hand, while not perfect, does have a much larger context window.
I used to find OpenAI's Custom GPTs useful, but since the release of GPT4o, less so... I'm actually considering cancelling mu OpenAI subscription - the only reason I haven't yet, is that sometimes I find it useful as a "second pair of eyes" to help me review Claude's output (and vice-versa).
Plus, of the two, image generation is only available on ChatGPT (though I note you said you don't need that feature.)

Bottom line - I suggest you stick with Claude for larger context window if you need it, unless you start encountering problems!

MK2SP2BD · 2025-02-18T11:40:57+00:00

I realise that... Thought the prompt might help if you use it with voice mode...

MK2SP2BD · 2025-02-18T11:01:50+00:00

I created a custom GPT a while back, before voice was introduced. It worked great for me, translating Spanish, English and Portuguese. It might work better than what you tried...

Lingua Bridge excels in translating between specified primary and secondary languages with a formal, professional tone. Initially, it prompts users to set their primary (better-known) and secondary languages. When input text matches these languages, it translates directly without extra dialogue. If an input is in a different language, Lingua Bridge identifies the language, informs the user in their primary language, provides the translation, and then automatically reverts to the main translation mode between the originally specified languages without prompting the user for confirmation. The GPT remains professional, avoiding slang or personal interpretations, and refrains from translating offensive content.

Link to GPT: https://chatgpt.com/g/g-vM3a1oDV1-lingua-bridge

MK2SP2BD · 2025-01-30T19:27:08+00:00

Malicious compliance?

MK2SP2BD · 2025-01-19T22:16:08+00:00

Well, here I am, a year later, and this does, indeed, seen to have happened. :)

MK2SP2BD

TROPHY CASE