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 caching layer for API responses to speed up the /products endpoint. You have a rough idea–Redis with a 5-minute TTL–but you’re new to production caching and aren’t sure what other considerations a robust implementation requires. What’s the most effective way to start your iterative workflow?

Accepted Answer

C. Ask Claude to interview you about the caching requirements before implementing, surfacing considerations like invalidation strategies, cache layers, consistency guarantees, and failure modes.

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A. Start with a minimal request: “Add Redis caching to /products with 5-minute TTL.” Add features and fix issues through follow-up prompts as problems surface during testing.

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B. Write a specification with your known requirements and “TBD” markers for uncertain areas, having Claude propose solutions for each TBD as it implements.

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D. Use plan mode to analyze the current/products endpoint implementation, then provide your caching requirements once Claude explains how the existing code is structured.

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