Build Your First AI Coding Agent

AI is transforming how software is built, but you do not have to rely solely on pre-built tools. Imagine creating a custom AI assistant that understands your specific coding needs and automates repetitive tasks. This course demystifies the mechanics behind AI coding agents. You will start with the fundamental terminology of large language models (LLMs) and agentic workflows, then progress to designing an automated system that can generate, review, and refine code snippets based on your text instructions. What you'll learn: • Understand the core concepts of AI agents, LLMs, and automated workflows. • Learn foundational prompt engineering techniques to guide AI code generation. • Build a text-based coding assistant that processes instructions and returns functional code. • Apply basic retrieval-augmented generation (RAG) principles to give your agent context. • Practice integrating AI capabilities into standard programming scripts through guided written exercises. The journey begins with essential AI terminology and foundational concepts before moving into practical material. You will read through step-by-step explanations and analyze code snippets to construct a working agent layer by layer. Designed entirely for beginners, this course requires no previous background in artificial intelligence or machine learning—just a basic grasp of programming logic. Start building your own AI coding assistant and step into the future of software development today.