Mastering AI-Assisted Development
2h 22mIntermediate2026-05-28
Authors

Addy Osmani
Course details
AI-assisted development is becoming the backbone of modern engineering. This course teaches you how to use AI as a true engineering multiplier—a collaborator that accelerates design, amplifies problem-solving, enhances code quality, and unlocks faster iteration cycles. Learn how to structure problems for AI, design multi-step prompting routines, integrate assistants into your existing toolchain, and apply rigorous quality controls to ensure AI assistance enhances your codebase.
Discover through hands-on labs, guided workflows, architectural reasoning exercises, and real-world case studies how to consistently get high-quality output from AI models while maintaining full ownership and engineering judgment. When you complete this course, you won't just “use” AI. You'll know how to orchestrate it. Perfect for developers ready to elevate their skills, this course empowers you to move beyond “AI can write code” into “AI helps me think, design, build, and ship at a higher level.”
Learning objectives
Apply advanced AI workflows across the entire development lifecycle.
Design robust AI-human collaboration patterns.
Confidently debug, evaluate, and improve AI-generated code
Implement AI-enhanced quality, security, and reliability practices.
Build fast, iterative, AI-driven prototypes that scale.
Master tooling ecosystems for AI-assisted development.
Establish personal and team-level AI standards.
Understand the ethics, risks, and long-term implications of AI-assisted development.
Discover through hands-on labs, guided workflows, architectural reasoning exercises, and real-world case studies how to consistently get high-quality output from AI models while maintaining full ownership and engineering judgment. When you complete this course, you won't just “use” AI. You'll know how to orchestrate it. Perfect for developers ready to elevate their skills, this course empowers you to move beyond “AI can write code” into “AI helps me think, design, build, and ship at a higher level.”
Learning objectives
Apply advanced AI workflows across the entire development lifecycle.
Design robust AI-human collaboration patterns.
Confidently debug, evaluate, and improve AI-generated code
Implement AI-enhanced quality, security, and reliability practices.
Build fast, iterative, AI-driven prototypes that scale.
Master tooling ecosystems for AI-assisted development.
Establish personal and team-level AI standards.
Understand the ethics, risks, and long-term implications of AI-assisted development.
Concepts
Introduction
- Leveling up your AI workflow
- Course overview and setup
Advanced Vibe Coding
- What's possible - Advanced vibe coding
- Claude Code power user setup
- Building impressive projects fast
Agent Skills Deep Dive
- Agent Skills - The front-end design skill
- The PPTX skill and writing your own
- Custom slash commands and workflow automation
MCP - Extending Your Agent
- MCP and Context7 - Live documentation
- Chrome DevTools MCP - Browser debugging
- Building a custom MCP server
Autonomous Agent Patterns
- The RALPH loop - Self-improving agents
- Tasks dependencies cross session
- Multi-phase planning for large refactors
The Orchestrator Paradigm
- From conductor to orchestrator
- Subagents - Delegating to specialists
- Agent teams parallel coordination
- Fullstack app with agent teams
Production Workflows
- Generative media for your apps
- AI-powered testing and debugging
- Your AI development playbook
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