Guides, tutorials & career advice
Guides, tutorials, and career advice for breaking into martech and tech — from the CodingPhase team.
Cursor vs Claude Code: Which AI Coding Tool Should You Actually Use?
One lives in your editor, one lives in your terminal. I build my whole business with Claude Code every day, and here's the honest...
Claude Code Subagents: How to Create, Use, and Not Overuse Them
Subagents let Claude Code hand work to helpers with their own context window and their own tools. Here's how to build them, three...
Claude Code SDK: How to Build Your First Agent With the Claude Agent SDK
The Claude Code SDK is now the Claude Agent SDK, and most tutorials still import a package that's gone. Here's what it is, when to...
Claude Code Pricing: Every Way to Pay, and Which Plan You Actually Need
How much is Claude Code? Anywhere from $17 a month to a per-token bill with no ceiling. Here's every plan, what the usage limits r...
Claude Code Memory: How CLAUDE.md and Auto Memory Actually Work
Every Claude Code session starts with a blank slate. Here's how CLAUDE.md files and auto memory carry what you've learned into the...
Is Coursera Worth It? An Honest Answer for People Trying to Get Hired
Coursera is worth paying for in a few specific situations and a waste in others. Here is the pricing, what the certificates do on...
Is Codecademy Worth It in 2026? An Honest Review From a Competitor
The free tier is worth your time. Pro is worth your money in one specific situation. Here is who should pay for Codecademy, who sh...
Is Boot.dev Worth It? An Honest Review From a Competitor
Boot.dev is one of the better ways to learn back-end development, and I say that as someone who sells a competing membership. Here...
How to Get Into Digital Marketing With No Experience (The Side Door)
Most people try to get into digital marketing through the most crowded door there is. Here's the technical side door, the skills t...