Create Your Dream Apps with Cursor and Claude AI
6h 20mIntermediate2025-04-18
Authors
Meng To
Design+Code
Course details
AI is a force multiplier for coding, as it lets people with little to no technical background build complex apps in a matter of minutes. In this course, learn to build the web apps of your dreams from the ground up using Cursor, Claude AI, and a suite of powerful AI tools. Designer and author Meng To covers everything you need to know to get started building AI-powered apps on your own. Explore the essentials of React for front-end development, Firebase for back-end integration, Stripe for handling payments, and more. You’ll also take a deep dive into using advanced AI tools like Claude Artifacts, Galileo AI, v0.dev, Ideogram, and Cursor Composer. Along the way, find out how these tools can help designers, developers, and anyone interested in building apps to come up with multiple app ideas and iterate them throughout the entire development process.
Skills covered
TelecommunicationsFull-Stack Web DevelopmentAI Productivity ToolsGenerative AISoftware Development ToolsArtificial Intelligence for BusinessArtificial Intelligence (AI)Web DevelopmentNetwork and System AdministrationBusiness Software and ToolsSoftware DevelopmentOne-Off
Concepts
0. Introduction
- 01 - AI web development with Cursor
- 02 - Building apps with AI - The full stack
1. Your App Development Journey
- 03 - Intro to Claude AI and Artifacts
- 04 - Ideation and iteration
- 05 - User interface
- 06 - The art of prompting
- 07 - Intro to Cursor
- 08 - Publish your site
- 09 - Versions with GitHub and autopublish
- 10 - v0 chat and shadcn UI
- 11 - Getting started with React - Next.js
- 12 - React project with Vite and Tailwind CSS
- 13 - Building a Next.js project with v0, shadcn ui, and Cursor
- 14 - Figma to Claude AI to React project in Cursor
- 15 - Building a Next.js chat app with OpenAI API
- 16 - Reading code, logs, and troubleshooting
- 17 - Extensions, styling, and Vercel
- 18 - Markdown, streaming, and styling
- 19 - Exploring Claude 3.7 Sonnet and Claude Code
- 20 - Updating a Figma plugin with Claude Code
- 21 - GPT-4.5
- 22 - Manus AI
- 23 - Create 3D models with Claude AI and BlenderMCP
- 24 - Create your first macOS app with Cursor and Xcode