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11: Work in Small, Verifiable Steps
Large AI tasks are easier to control when they are divided into small changes that can be checked independently. Start with investigation, move to a plan, implement one logical part, run tests, and then continue. If a feature touches the database, backend, and frontend, consider completing and testing each layer in a controlled sequence. Ask Claude Code to stop after a defined step when you need to review the result before more files are changed. Small changes make failures easier to understand because the source of a problem is limited to a smaller set of edits. They also make Git history clearer and make code review faster. Claude Code can perform each small implementation step quickly, so breaking work apart does not necessarily make the overall process slower. The best workflow is a short feedback loop: requirement, plan, change, test, review, and only then the next change.
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