Download AI Software Development: From First Prompt to Production Code For Free
By Mihail Eric
Increase developer productivity with AI-first, production-ready workflows
Today many developers use AI, but few are maximally productive with it. I created Stanford’s first AI software development class, and after building a YC-backed coding company and leading AI at Amazon, I’ve seen how top engineers integrate AI into production workflows. My techniques have been used to train 200+ Stanford engineers and industry professionals.
My goal is simple: make you dramatically more productive writing software with AI than without it.
In this course, you’ll learn practical, end-to-end workflows for using AI in real-world development, not toy examples.
We’ll cover:
Building production features with AI agents using the research → plan → implement → test workflow
Configuring an optimal AI native dev environment for your specific tech stack (IDE, code review, tool integrations, and beyond)
Setting up review and CI processes that catch AI errors, hallucinations, and slop before production
Enabling multiple agents to work together on the same codebase without conflict, accelerating software delivery and throughput
If you’re ready to write better code, ship to production faster, and stay in control of your coding agents, let’s get started.
What you’ll learn
Ship production features 2x faster by using coding agents across research, planning, implementation, testing, and review workflows
Configure optimal AI-first developer environments to improve your coding output
- Set up any AI dev environment (Cursor, Claude Code, Windsurf) with custom prompting patterns optimized for your tech stack and coding style
Learn how to navigate the ecosystem of cutting-edge AI developer tools
- Choose the right AI coding tools for your use case (lessons from evaluating 100+ products in the market)
Exercise effective strategies for prompting and building with coding agents
- Build production features using the research → plan → implement → test → review loop that handles complex software tasks
Reduce hallucinations, software errors, and AI slop all while shipping faster
- Identify which tasks coding agents handle autonomously and which need human oversight (and set up automated checks for both)
Become a manager of coding agents so you can keep many agents productive
- Coordinate 3+ coding agents asynchronously on the same codebase without merge conflicts or quality issues
Develop a deep intuition for how AI coding platforms work under-the-hood
Build your own coding agent and MCP server from scratch to understand how Cursor and Claude Code actually work
Learn how agents like Claude Code are prompted and context engineered to handle autonomous software tasks
Source: https://maven.com/the-modern-software-developer/ai-course
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