Module 6, Lesson 5: Working the First Issue

Before We Start

From previous lessons:

• Your scaffold is confirmed working end to end, backend and mobile frontend both. Module 6, Lessons 2 through 4
• Your CLAUDE.md is in place, including the rule that a feature isn't done until you've actually watched it work, not just compiled. Module 6, Lesson 1
• Your YouTrack Agile board is populated and segmented by phase, with real user stories sitting in the backlog. Module 3, Lessons 7 and 9

Tools / setup you'll need:

• WebStorm, open to your project, with your backend (API) and mobile frontend modules visible
• Claude Code, with your YouTrack MCP connection active
• Your emulator or device from Module 6, Lesson 4, up and running
• Docker Compose, if you're running a local Postgres instance the way I am

By the end of this lesson, you'll:

• Have picked up your first real issue from the backlog and handed it to Claude Code
• Have practiced answering Claude Code's clarifying questions before it writes a line of code
• Have seen Claude Code push back on one of your answers, and decided how to respond
• Have committed the finished story to a feature branch, ready to confirm before pushing

About This Lesson

Duration: ~9 minutes video
Skill Level: Intermediate
What You'll Build: Your first completed user story, implemented issue by issue with Claude Code, reviewed and committed to a feature branch.

This is the one everything else has been building toward. Sandbox confirmed, scaffold running, now we actually start development. I'm showing you the pattern I use for every single issue from here forward: pick it up, have Claude Code ask me questions before it writes anything, answer honestly, let it implement, then test and commit.

This is also the lesson where I want you to really absorb the working relationship. I'm not typing a prompt and walking away. It's a back and forth, Claude Code asking, me answering, Claude Code sometimes pushing back on what I said.