Ship a layer at a time. Finish the crate.
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Ship your first thing.
An open-source, self-paced course that teaches non-technical people to ship a real, deployed product using AI coding tools — and recover when the AI gets it wrong.
No account needed to try the first session: Module 0 is open to everyone, and it ends with your agent building a page that's yours. Sign in when you want your progress tracked.
8 modules live · 38 lessons · 21 hr 25 min of reading · free and open source
How the course works
01
Build your first thing
Install one desktop agent app and, in the same sitting, have it build a page that's yours — a checklist that remembers your ticks. You check it, change it, and save it. No code, no account required.
02
Work the loop with an AI agent
State your intent, look at what came back, and steer. The agent writes the code; you stay in charge of the outcome. The plain-language mental models arrive when a build needs them.
03
Recover when it goes wrong
AI tools fail in predictable ways. You learn to spot the failure, name it, and get back on track.
The curriculum
All modules →- Module 0Welcome6 lessons · 1 hr 45 min
- Module 1How software works (mental models)4 lessons · 1 hr 50 min
- Module 2Your agent and the machinery it drives3 lessons · 55 min
- Module 3The loop in depth4 lessons · 2 hr 25 min
- Module 4Designing & building the thread project9 lessons · 7 hr 55 min
- Module 5Operating the build5 lessons · 2 hr 55 min
- Module 6After it's live4 lessons · 2 hr 30 min
- Module 7Where to go from here3 lessons · 1 hr 10 min
Self-paced, with company if you want it
Every lesson works on its own schedule. Cohorts add one live call per module for people who want to move through the course together.
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