AI Dev Tools Zoomcamp

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AI Dev Tools Zoomcamp
Write Better Code Faster

A free course that helps you use AI tools to write better code, faster. Learn to leverage AI assistants, coding tools, and automation for development.

🚀 Coming 2025
6 weeks of content
🤖 AI-powered coding

What You'll Learn

Master AI-powered development tools and workflows to code faster and smarter

AI Coding Assistants

  • GitHub Copilot integration
  • Cursor AI-powered IDE
  • Claude Code for development
  • Pear AI collaborative coding
  • Best practices for AI assistance

Project Bootstrappers

  • Bolt.new for rapid prototyping
  • Lovable for app development
  • AI-powered scaffolding tools
  • Template generation workflows
  • Quick deployment strategies

AI Agents & Automation

  • Model-Context Protocol (MCP)
  • Anthropic Computer Use
  • PR Agent for code reviews
  • Automated testing with AI
  • CI/CD with AI assistance

End-to-End Projects

  • Snake game in React/TypeScript
  • FastAPI backend generation
  • OpenAPI specification design
  • Django app with AI agents
  • Deployment automation

Low-Code Automation

  • n8n workflow automation
  • LLM nodes and webhooks
  • Email, Slack, GitHub connectors
  • Database integrations
  • Lightweight AI assistants

Career Development

  • Portfolio building
  • Real-world projects
  • Industry best practices
  • Technical documentation
  • Collaboration skills

Who Is This For?

This course is for anyone who wants to use AI tools to help with coding.

You don't need any AI experience to start - just curiosity about using AI tools to help with your coding!

Prerequisites

Programming Experience

Basic programming experience in any language

  • Understanding of basic programming concepts
  • Familiarity with functions and variables
  • Experience with any IDE or code editor

Command Line Basics

Comfort with basic terminal operations

  • Navigation and file operations
  • Running scripts and commands
  • Package installation

AI Tools Knowledge

No prior AI tools experience required!

  • We'll introduce you to AI coding assistants
  • Hands-on approach to learning
  • Focus on practical development workflows

Meet the requirements? Take the next step in your ML career!

Begin Your Journey

Course Syllabus

Master AI development tools through hands-on projects and real-world applications

Module 1

Introduction to Vibe Coding / AI Tools Overview

  • AI-assisted development with Snake game example (React + JS)
  • Chat applications: ChatGPT, Claude, DeepSeek, Microsoft Copilot
  • Coding assistants / IDEs: Claude Code, GitHub Copilot, Cursor, Pear
  • Project bootstrappers: Bolt, Lovable
  • Agents: Anthropic Computer Use, PR Agent, others
Module 2

End-to-End Project (Snake)

  • Use a coding assistant for an end-to-end project
  • Build Snake in React/TS
  • Define API with OpenAPI
  • Generate FastAPI server from OpenAPI specs
  • Add CI/CD
  • Deploy the application
Module 3

Model-Context Protocol

  • Enhancing AI assistants with tools
  • Core servers: GitHub, Filesystem, DB/SQL, HTTP/API, CI
  • Practical workflows: repo triage, PR summarization, scripted edits, data queries
  • Local vs. remote servers
  • Security/permissions
Module 4

Build an AI Coding Agent (for Django)

  • Build your own coding agent that can scaffold and extend projects
  • Use a Django template as the base project
  • Learn how agents act as project bootstrappers
  • Explore multiple agent orchestration frameworks
  • Outcome: a Django app created and modified by your AI agent
Module 5

AI for Testing, CI/CD & DevOps

  • AI-assisted PR reviews/summaries and change-risk hints
  • Automated test generation, coverage gates, and LLM evals in CI
  • Release notes, changelog drafting, and deployment runbooks
  • Incident postmortems and on-call copilots
Module 6

Automation with Low-Code and No-Code AI (n8n)

  • When to automate vs. code; composable AI tasks
  • Build an n8n workflow using LLM nodes and webhooks
  • Connectors: email, Slack, GitHub/Jira/Notion, databases
  • Ship lightweight assistants without maintaining servers
Course Project

End-to-End AI-Enhanced Development

Build a complete application using AI tools throughout the entire development lifecycle.

  • Start with AI-assisted project planning and architecture
  • Use coding assistants for implementation (React/TypeScript frontend, FastAPI backend)
  • Implement AI agents for code reviews and testing
  • Set up automated CI/CD pipeline with AI-enhanced workflows
  • Deploy and monitor using modern DevOps practices
  • Document your AI-powered development journey

Ready to supercharge your development with AI tools?

Start Learning Today

How You'll Learn

Our comprehensive approach combines theory, practice, and community support

01

Theory Meets Practice

Each concept is followed by hands-on practice. You'll learn by doing, not just watching.

02

Interactive Learning

Video lectures are paired with code demos, bringing complex concepts to life through practical examples.

03

Weekly Assignments

Reinforce your learning with practical homework assignments that challenge and inspire.

04

Portfolio Project

Cap off your learning with an end-to-end project that showcases your new skills to potential employers.

05

Vibrant Community

Join DataTalks.Club on Slack to connect with peers, share insights, and get support when you need it.

Homework & Support System

Get regular feedback and help when you need it

Weekly Homework & Leaderboard

To reinforce your learning, we offer regular homework assignments, reviewed and scored by industry professionals. Your scores are added to an anonymous leaderboard, creating friendly competition among course members and motivating you to do your best.

Anonymous leaderboard with scored homework

Anonymous leaderboard tracking homework scores

Weekly Cadence

Regular assignments to keep you on track

Friendly Competition

Anonymous leaderboard to track progress

Meet Your Instructor

Alexey Grigorev

Alexey Grigorev

Founder of DataTalks.Club

A seasoned software engineer and data scientist with over 10 years of engineering and 6 years of ML experience, Alexey specializes in bringing data science projects from early prototypes to production. His expertise spans problem identification, data collection, model creation, deployment, and maintenance.

Professional Background

  • Lead Data Scientist at OLX Group (Berlin) - Built large-scale ML systems processing 250+ images/second
  • Data Scientist at Simplaex - Developed ML infrastructure processing 3+ billion events daily
  • Data Scientist at Searchmetrics (Berlin)
  • Research positions at TU Berlin, Boston University Cognitive Neuroscience Lab

Publications & Achievements

  • Author of "Mastering Java for Data Science" (2017) and "TensorFlow Deep Learning Projects" (2018)
  • Kaggle Competition Master with multiple top-10 finishes, including 1st place in NIPS'17 Criteo Challenge
  • Published researcher with papers in SIGIR and WSDM
  • IT4BI Master's graduate (ULB, UFRT, TU Berlin)
Python & Java Expert ML Systems Design Kaggle Master Published Author Community Builder

Learn in Public

Share your journey, build your presence, earn recognition

Why Learn in Public?

  • Earn Extra Points

    Get bonus points for sharing your progress, insights, and projects online

  • Build Your Portfolio

    Create valuable content that showcases your skills and knowledge

  • Increase Visibility

    Get noticed by social media algorithms and reach a broader audience

  • Network Growth

    Connect with individuals and organizations in the data science community

Extract from Shawn Wang's article about learning in public

Inspired by Shawn @swyx Wang's approach to learning in public

Leaderboard showing bonus points for learning in public

Previous cohort leaderboard showing bonus points earned through public learning

Everyone has something valuable to contribute, regardless of their expertise level

Start Your Learning Journey

Learn with Our Community

Join DataTalks.Club - a thriving community of 79,000+ data practitioners worldwide

How to Connect

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Join our first cohort starting November 18, 2025

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Join our first cohort starting November 18, 2025

Live Cohort (Nov 2025)

Certificate Opportunity
  • Complete course materials
  • Regular live office hours
  • Structured timeline with deadlines
  • Certificate upon completion
  • Peer learning & project reviews
Register

Next cohort starts November 18, 2025

Why is this course free?

We believe in making quality education accessible to everyone. This course is part of our mission to democratize machine learning education and build a global community of data practitioners. Your success is our success!

Sponsors & Supporters

A special thanks to our course sponsors for making this initiative possible!