if you've got a spare weekend and want to get better with Claude Code... build these three projects: 1. your own "benchmarking" toolkit - not those fancy dev tools, just prompts + systems + messy projects with tons of files - run each new model through YOUR actual work - you'll know within 15 minutes if it's worth switching - saves 3 hours of reading other people's reviews that don't match your use case 2. a mini-saas for each repetitive task - build something embarrassingly simple - host it…