You are using Claude Code to accelerate software development. Your team uses it for code generation,…

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You are using Claude Code to accelerate software development. Your team uses it for code generation, refactoring, debugging, and documentation. You need to integrate it into your development workflow with custom slash commands, CLAUDE.md configurations, and understand when to use plan mode vs direct execution.

You’re implementing a complex graph traversal algorithm with specific performance requirements and edge cases to handle (disconnected nodes, cycles, weighted edges). You want to structure your workflow for efficient iterative refinement with Claude. What approach will most effectively enable progressive improvement across multiple iterations?

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D. Write a test suite covering expected behavior, edge cases, and performance requirements before implementation. Ask Claude to write code that passes the tests, then iterate by sharing test failures with each refinement request.

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A. Have Claude extensively research the algorithm and create a detailed implementation plan using extended thinking, then implement the complete solution based on that plan.

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B. Provide Claude with a reference implementation from documentation, then ask it to rewrite the code to match your codebase style and add the required edge case handling, comparing outputs against the reference.

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C. Provide Claude with a detailed natural language specification of the algorithm, including all requirements and edge cases. Review each output manually and provide descriptive feedback on what behavior needs to change.

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