ISCAP Proceedings: Abstract Presentation
How AI Changed My Work: An Experience Report on Integrating Claude Code into the SDLC Process of a K-5 Cybersecurity Education Platform
Yasin Emre Gokce
University of North Carolina Wilmington
Ellie Ebrahimi
University of North Carolina Wilmington
Berker Koyuncu
University of North Carolina Wilmington
Marjorie Pare
University of North Carolina Wilmington
Abstract
This experience report describes how I integrated Claude Code into the full software development lifecycle of Cyber PARK, a K-5 cybersecurity education platform built using ASP .NET Core MVC, JavaScript, Entity Framework, and Microsoft SQL Server, hosted on Microsoft Windows Server 2022. It aims to share the impact of this integration on my day-to-day work as a software developer and a tech lead.
The agent operates within the Claude Code desktop application for Windows, with full access to the codebase directory, which contains the CLAUDE.md file that contains architectural decisions, coding conventions, OWASP security requirements, accessibility and responsive design standards, test-driven development expectations, and GitLab workflow rules. This file acts as a living style guide as well as a governance layer that tells the agent what it may not deviate from.
Within the guardrails, this agent is integrated into every phase of a typical SDLC. It summarizes meeting notes, writes product backlog items, and organizes these items under epics, assigns items to sprints, manages branches, writes code, reviews other developers' code and merge requests, posts merge request reviews, and sends Slack messages to the individuals that need to be notified, and codifies knowledge into the Wiki page. Because the agent runs on my desktop, I can operate it remotely through the Claude application on my mobile phone. Wherever I travel, the agent travels with me.
I will explain how I designed and used these guardrails, where I decided to keep a human in the loop, the difference in how I spend my time and attention, and the impacts of this new process on onboarding new developers to my team. Finally, I will demonstrate a sample feature development on our live server. This will allow us to discuss how classroom practices within our curriculum need to evolve in the AI era.