Software concepts, unpacked in minutes.
Short, clear videos on software engineering and AI: how things work, and when to use them. Each one is written from the official docs, and links to everything you need to read further.
Claude Certified Architect – Foundations (CCAR-F) prep
A free playlist that walks through the exam one concept at a time, with practice questions in the exam's style and the official reading for every topic.
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Claude Certified Architect Exam (CCAR-F) Explained in 5 Minutes
The format, the six scenarios, the five domains and what it takes to pass.
Practice first, then only the videos you need
- Seven chapters, one per exam domain, plus the six scenarios
- Every video under five minutes, one concept each
- Original practice questions, every answer explained
- What the exam guide says, and what's true today
Read it, step by step
Each article goes with one or more videos: the same ideas, written out, with the official links.
New articles
- The Agentic Loop Explained: How AI Agents DecideThe agentic loop explained with Claude: model call, tool call, tool result, repeat; why stop_reason ends the loop, and three wrong ways to stop an agent.
- Claude Agent SDK Tutorial: Build Your First AgentClaude Agent SDK tutorial: install it, run a first agent with query(), then control tools, permissions, limits, hooks, subagents and sessions.
- Claude Agent SDK vs Claude Code vs Claude API vs MCPClaude Agent SDK vs Claude Code, the Claude API and MCP: one question tells them apart (who runs the agent loop?), with a table and the exam trap.
- Claude Certified Architect Exam: CCAR-F Study PlanThe Claude Certified Architect exam (CCAR-F) in one page: 60 questions, 720 to pass, five domains, six scenarios, and a free study plan for each domain.
- Claude Code GitHub Actions: Setup, Reviews and CIClaude Code GitHub Actions explained: /install-github-app, @claude mentions, an automated PR review workflow, claude -p in CI with JSON output, and keeping costs in check.
- Claude Code Hooks: Events, Examples and Exit CodesClaude Code hooks explained: what they are, the key events (PreToolUse, PostToolUse, Stop), where to configure them, exit code 2, and hooks vs prompt rules.
Short, exact, and easy to follow
One idea at a time
The problem, the idea in one sentence, a real example, the trap, and a recap.
Built on the official docs
Every claim is checked against the source, and the links are in the description.
Captions on screen
Follow along with the sound off, at any speed you like.
What we'll unpack next
After the Claude Architect series, these topics are next in line on the channel.