Stage 9 · Lesson 2 of 5
Regular practice with AI switched off
Set aside regular sessions, a few hours a week, with suggestions and agents switched off: solve problems, build small features, write tests and debug by yourself. is hard to ignore, so actually turn it off. Claude Code only acts when you start it, so close the session and turn off any editor completions.
In , click Tab in the to snooze it or disable it globally or for some file types. In , run "Snooze Inline Suggestions" from the Command Palette. Aim slightly beyond what you can already do, and get feedback afterwards from tests, a reference solution or a mentor. This is , and it is what keeps you able to judge the tool.
Common trapsaving AI-off practice for "when I have time", which never comes.
A question to check yourself, an AI practice session and 2 cheat sheet entries come when you add the roadmap to your account. Add it
Resources for this stage
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- CoursePaidGrokking Data Structures & Algorithms for Coding Interviews
Design Gurus · Beginner · Subscription
A structured course to rebuild the data structures and algorithms you use to judge generated code
- CourseFreeCS50: Introduction to Computer Science
Harvard University · Beginner
Harvard's free course, a thorough grounding in the fundamentals you use to judge generated code