UNDERSTAND AI. START SMALL.
Less jargon.
More aha.
AI basics for developers ready to get started. Understand one idea, watch it in a minute, then try it in your own project.
No AI background needed. Bring your curiosity.
Explain this code.
With a small example.
In 60 secondsAnimated explanations. With narration.
Simply explainedA small example, with the jargon explained.
Try it yourselfAn exercise for your next project.
YOUR NEXT AHA MOMENT
Small concepts. Useful changes.
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Tools
MCP Basics: Connect an AI Agent to External Tools
Learn how MCP connects coding agents to external data and functions—and why access, permissions, and results still need review.
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Context & memory
Context compaction: Continue a long AI session cleanly
Learn how context compaction reduces a long AI session to a smaller working state and helps you continue a coding task reliably across the handoff.
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Work safely
Review AI Code With Diffs and Tests
AI-generated code is a proposal, not a verdict. Learn a simple review loop: understand the change, inspect its diff, run checks, and decide deliberately.
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Work safely
Plan Before Code: Add a Review Checkpoint for AI Changes
Ask a coding agent to investigate and propose a plan before editing. Review the approach, then inspect the diff and run relevant tests.
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Better prompts
Prompt iteration: improve AI work step by step
Use a draft–review–revision loop to improve AI output against clear criteria.
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Tools
Skills: Save a repeated AI workflow
Turn a repeated checklist or multi-step prompt into a named, reusable procedure for an AI coding tool.