Beyond Vibe Coding with Google Gemini: Become a Deliberate Developer

This course is designed to elevate your development skills by transforming Google Gemini into an intelligent coding partner. Join instructor Laurence Moroney as he shows you how to move past superficial coding habits so you can leverage Gemini for strategic prompting, insightful AI-assisted code reviews, and test-driven development. Learn how to use Gemini for advanced debugging, accelerating your learning of new technologies, and even brainstorming initial system designs and more effective design patterns. By the end of this course, you’ll be prepared to become a more deliberate, skilled, and thoughtful software engineer by using AI to enhance your understanding and the quality of your work.

Learning objectives
Transform AI collaboration from code generation to intelligent partnership.
Use Gemini strategically throughout the software development lifecycle for design, testing, debugging, and learning.
Implement test-driven development, systematic refactoring, and comprehensive code review processes with AI assistance.
Leverage AI-powered Socratic questioning to understand complex code, master new technologies, and grasp design patterns more effectively.
Establish quality-focused workflows and integrate AI assistance into development processes that consistently produce maintainable, well-documented, and robust code.
Assess AI suggestions thoughtfully and make informed decisions about implementation while maintaining focus on best practices.