Next Steps

Course summary

Quick recap of what you've learned

You've reached the end of this handbook! 🎉 You started with zero code. Now you know how to take an idea all the way to a live app. Let's look back at what you learned.

From idea to live app

Understand AI

how it works

→

Prompt and plan

say what you want

→

Build

with AI tools

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Save versions

Git and GitHub

→

Ship

debug and deploy

The skills in this handbook, in the order you use them.

AI foundations

What AI, generative AI, and large language models (LLMs) are.
Prompts, tokens, context, and why AI sometimes makes things up (hallucinations).
How to choose the right model for a job.

AI chat tools

The basics of ChatGPT, Claude, and Gemini.
Building small apps inside the chat with Canvas and Artifacts.
Comparing models to pick the best one for a task.

Prompting and planning

Clear prompts with Role, Context, Task, Constraints, and Output.
Iterating, giving examples, adding guardrails, and writing debug prompts.
Markdown, README and PRD files, and notes that help your AI understand your app.

Builder foundations

How web apps work: frontend, backend, databases, APIs, and hosting.
Keeping API keys safe in .env files.
Saving versions with Git and storing them on GitHub.
Building and publishing apps with an AI app builder.

Vibe coding

Working with Claude Code, including plan mode and CLAUDE.md.
Building full-stack apps with pages, a database, login, and payments.
Adding admin tools and AI features to an app.
Debugging calmly, deploying, and launching.

The skills you now have

Feature	What it means	Example
Plan	Decide what to build before you start	Writing a short PRD
Instruct	Write clear prompts the AI can follow	Role, Context, Task, Constraints, Output
Build	Guide AI tools to create working apps	Canvas, Artifacts, app builders, Claude Code
Debug	Describe problems and get them fixed	A clear debug prompt with the error
Version	Save and undo work with Git and GitHub	Committing after each working change
Deploy	Put an app live on the internet	Publishing to Vercel or Netlify

Six core skills every AI builder uses.

Most importantly, you understand the key ideas behind your apps. That means you can make safe and reliable decisions, not just copy what the AI says.

Add your app links to your notes file, your GitHub profile, or your CV. You built real things, so show them.

The habits to keep

Plan first, then prompt.
Ask the AI what it changed and why.
Test every change yourself.
Commit often with clear messages.
Keep secrets out of prompts, code, and GitHub.

Tools and models will keep changing. These habits won't. They work with any AI tool you use next.

Common mistakes

Thinking you've "finished learning". This is the start, not the end.
Forgetting the safety rules once you stop reading.
Keeping your apps private. Sharing them opens doors.

Practice

Try these exercises to lock in what you just learned.

Quiz

Not started

Which habit protects you most when sharing a project on GitHub?

Quiz

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Which skill lets you save your work and undo a bad change?

What's next?

One last step: tell us what you thought. Your feedback helps us improve the course and helps others find it.