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I am Breydan Tan. I write practical essays about modern web development, AI tools, enterprise support, and the small decisions that make software easier to maintain.

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May 29, 202613 min read

Claude Code Dynamic Workflows: When Agent Orchestration Is Worth It

A practical guide to Claude Code Dynamic Workflows: what they are, how they differ from subagents and skills, when they are worth the cost, when to avoid them, and how to prompt them with scope, validation, and review guardrails.

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May 29, 202625 min read

Claude Code in Action: A Practical Map for Working With AI Coding Agents

A practical learning guide from Anthropic's Claude Code in Action course, rewritten into an operating model for context, planning, GitHub review, MCP, hooks, SDK usage, and feedback-driven AI coding workflows.

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May 27, 202620 min read

Claude Code 101: A Practical Learning Guide From First Prompt to Agent Workflows

A practical, beginner-friendly guide to Claude Code 101: what Claude Code is, how to use it safely, which commands to run, how to structure prompts, manage context, review code, and understand advanced features like CLAUDE.md, subagents, skills, MCP, and hooks.

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