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.
5 modules live · 23 lessons · 13 hr 30 min of reading · free and open source
How the course works
01
Build the mental models
Plain-language lessons on how the web, data, access, and deployment fit together — no prior code required.
02
Work the loop with an AI agent
State your intent, read what the agent did, and steer. The agent writes the code; you stay in charge of the outcome.
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 0Welcome5 lessons · 1 hr 15 min
- Module 1How software works (mental models)4 lessons · 2 hr 40 min
- Module 2The developer toolchain6 lessons · 3 hr 35 min
- Module 3The loop in depth4 lessons · 3 hr 30 min
- Module 3.5Reading code, just enough4 lessons · 2 hr 30 min
- Module 4Designing & building the thread projectcoming later
- Module 5Operating the buildcoming later
- Module 6After it's livecoming later
- Module 7Where to go from herecoming later
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.
See upcoming cohorts