How to install and configure Claude Code, step by step

Curious about Anthropic's AI coding tool but unsure where to begin? My walkthrough covers pricing, installation, authorization, and project initialization so developers can get up and running smoothly.

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ZDNET's key takeaways

• Claude Code installation is straightforward as long as you follow a few simple steps.
• Projects are scoped by directory, so setup location matters.
• Proper setup unlocks fast, stable, agentic development workflows.

Claude Code has been making waves in the development world. I recently used Anthropic's coding assistant to build a complex and fairly sophisticated iPhone app from start to finish.

I started by using Claude Code inside Apple's Code Intelligence feature of Xcode, but found Code Intelligence to be buggy. It crashed or hung fairly consistently. I confirmed that it was Code Intelligence, not Claude Code, causing the issues ...