Claude Code users repeat the same mistake: skip planning, pay in refactoring
goyalshaliniuk · x · 2026-09-19
The author argues nearly every Claude Code beginner makes the same error: no plan, no context file, no rules, no tests—just "write me a function that does X"—then spends hours refactoring code built on unclear requirements. It's a workflow problem, not a Claude problem.
The fix is one prompt: "Explain how you'd solve X. No code yet."—forcing Claude into planning mode first; review and refine the plan before executing. One hour of planning saves three hours of refactoring. Additional compounding rules:
- CLAUDE.md for auto-loaded rules every session
- TDD: failing test first, implementation second
- Use subagents for parallel rather than sequential tasks
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