AI-Native Engineering Foundations
1h 24mIntermediate2026-05-27
Authors

Addy Osmani
Course details
Explore the foundations of AI-native engineering and transform your workflows by integrating AI tools. Learn about the AI-native mindset, where you can distinguish between casual AI coding and disciplined engineering, and can choose the best approach for each situation. Discover AI-enhanced IDEs, command-line AI tools, and cloud agents to optimize your coding practices. Learn about the 70% problem and human-AI collaboration principles to improve your coding standards and productivity. Master the essentials of prompt and context engineering to provide the right information for optimal AI performance. Engage in interactive exercises that mirror real-world scenarios. Ideal for developers, tech leads, senior engineers, and anyone eager to harness AI's potential for more strategic and impactful coding, this course helps you build the skills to manage and iterate on AI-generated code confidently.
Learning objectives
Build a working solution using hands-on, quick-start exercises.
Explain the 70% problem and identify the three core workflow patterns used to address it.
Apply each workflow pattern through structured, interactive exercises.
Establish quality standards at the outset to support consistent, scalable outcomes.
Learning objectives
Build a working solution using hands-on, quick-start exercises.
Explain the 70% problem and identify the three core workflow patterns used to address it.
Apply each workflow pattern through structured, interactive exercises.
Establish quality standards at the outset to support consistent, scalable outcomes.
Concepts
Introduction
- Becoming an AI native engineer
The AI-Native Mindset
- Vibe coding vs. agentic engineering
- The 70 problem - Understanding AI's role
- Human-AI collaboration principles
Tools and Modalities
- Editors - AI-enhanced IDEs
- Command-line AI tools
- Choosing your modality
- Cloud agents - Running AI in a sandbox
Your First AI Coding Session
- Writing your first AI-generated code
- The review-iterate workflow
- When AI gets it wrong
Prompt Engineering Essentials
- Crafting effective prompts
- Common prompting patterns
- From prompt to production
Context Engineering Fundamentals
- Why context beats prompts
- Feeding AI the right information
Conclusion
- Building your personal AI workflow
- Next steps and resources
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