Everyone's building apps with Claude Code. You want to try it. Then you hear "CLI" and "PRD" and see people typing cryptic commands—and suddenly it feels like you need a secret decoder ring just to get started.
You don't. The terminal is just another window into the same files you already know how to use. The jargon is just fancy words for concepts you already understand. And with a couple of helper tools, you can skip the hard parts entirely and just talk to Claude in plain English.
This is the complete beginner's walkthrough: from understanding what the terminal actually is (it's not scary), to installing Claude Code, to brainstorming your app idea with an AI assistant, to building a working app—all using nothing but natural language.
0:00 Intro 0:43 Terminal, Explained 3:24 Say Hello To My Two Little Friends 3:33 Warp 4:38 Superwhisper 5:04 Why Speech-to-Text? 5:56 Installing Claude Code 7:55 How to Start Claude Code 8:44 Brainstorming To Get What You Want Written Down 11:07 PRDs 12:06 Always Ask For Help 12:27 Markdown Documents 20:43 What Happens When It Doesn't Work? 20:51 Screenshots Are Your Friends 25:34 Wrap-Up
If you've been curious about Claude Code but felt intimidated by the technical barrier, this is for you. Developers looking for a simpler onboarding guide for colleagues, non-technical creators who want to build their own tools, and anyone who's been told "just use the terminal" and felt lost—this walks you through every step.
