Even as a very experienced engineer, I find that I learn a ton from chatting with Claude about technical decisions.
It is so valuable to take the ideas and questions in your head and get them out. You can then have Claude interrogate and problem solve with you.
By default, I think Claude is very conservative and sometimes comes up with ideas that aren't quite right. But you can actually just tell it to be less concerned about X or Y, to start over from scratch, etc.
Another trick I use is to ask it to ask me one question at a time to help clarify my thinking. I find that the one by one questioning really helps me find the boundaries of my knowledge and crystallize my opinions.
It is so valuable to take the ideas and questions in your head and get them out. You can then have Claude interrogate and problem solve with you.
By default, I think Claude is very conservative and sometimes comes up with ideas that aren't quite right. But you can actually just tell it to be less concerned about X or Y, to start over from scratch, etc.
Another trick I use is to ask it to ask me one question at a time to help clarify my thinking. I find that the one by one questioning really helps me find the boundaries of my knowledge and crystallize my opinions.