# 01 - Claude: Foundation and Technical Partner

Learn to use Claude as a development partner: available models, prompt engineering, XML tags, Chain of Thought and environment setup with Spring Boot and Angular examples.

## What you'll learn

- Leverage Claude's reasoning capabilities for better design decisions
- Structure prompts that produce consistent, high-quality results
- Set up effective context through CLAUDE.md and project files
- Use Claude for architecture, testing, documentation, and deployment
- Develop the right mindset for AI-assisted development

*This article is part of the **Claude** series on federicocalo.dev.*

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## Read the full article

The complete article (12 min read) with code examples, diagrams, and practical exercises is available here:

**➡️ [01 - Claude: Foundation and Technical Partner](https://federicocalo.dev/en/blog/claude-foundation-technical-partner)**

`https://federicocalo.dev/en/blog/claude-foundation-technical-partner`

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*By [Federico Calò](https://federicocalo.dev) — Software Developer & Technical Writer*