Unlock the power of AI and code like you’ve got two brains

You’ve probably heard the hype: AI coding assistants like Claude, Cursor, and friends are going to revolutionize software engineering. And now the revolution is here: most software engineers are already expected to use AI tools as a key part of their workflow. Those who can’t or won’t adapt may find themselves no longer relevant.

Here’s the real talk, though: AI isn’t magic. It’s not just a case of telling Claude “Vibe-code me an app to share my dog pictures with friends”. The reality is that when used poorly, these tools don’t save you time, they cost you time. They clutter up your project with half-baked code, get confused or distracted, hallucinate things you didn’t ask for, and generally behave like a sugar-crazed toddler. You end up rewriting their output, chasing bugs, and wondering why your so-called “assistant” is more of a hindrance than a help.

But when you know how to make AI tools work with you, instead of for you, it’s an amazing leap. It’s like giving yourself an extra brain!

Welcome to Master AI Dev Tools: your personal coaching experience. This isn’t a generic online course or some robotic YouTube tutorial. This is one-on-one, focused training and mentorship, from a software engineering expert and renowned teacher, designed to help you become a real collaborator with AI coding tools.

What you’ll learn

• How to use tools like Claude, Cursor, Copilot, Junie, and Zed to accelerate your delivery

• How to prompt like a senior engineer talking to a teammate, not a junior Googling for answers

• How to guide the AI to plan its work, iterate on features, give it guidance and feedback, and review the results

• Where AI can help with architecture, refactoring, tests, technical questions, and even team communication

• How you and AI can collaborate to build real projects with modern languages like Go and Rust

When you’re a master of AI tools, you won’t need to worry about being replaced by a machine. Your experience, creativity, judgement, and insight can’t be emulated by any LLM. What makes you human is also what makes you a great software engineer, and that was always about collaboration. Now you have a new collaborator.

With my guidance, you’ll learn just what AI dev tools can and can’t do, and how to mesh their strengths with your own. If you haven’t yet experienced how much fun it can be when AI is on your side, you’ll have a blast! When you and your silent partner are in perfect sync, it’s like coding with two brains.

Who the course is aimed at

• Junior or prospective junior developers who want to hit the ground running at their new company, getting to grips with the AI tools and workflows they're expected to use, and also using them to learn and acquire new skills as fast as possible

• Mid-level engineers who are struggling to cope with the sudden changes in their work environment, and want to know how to stay relevant and get promoted now that the incentives have changed

• Seniors and team leads who want to know how to get their juniors working productively with AI, and how they themselves can leverage it to keep growing instead of being left behind

About me

I’m an experienced software engineering trainer, coach, and career advisor, as well as the author of Code For Your Life, a much-praised book on surviving and thriving in tech. I’ve been, variously, an IT person, programmer, devops engineer, infrastructure consultant, technical writer, and more. I’ve worked everywhere, done everything, made every mistake imaginable, and for the last 15 years I’ve built and run a successful independent business helping people just like you.

I’ve trained developers and teams at Google, VMware, GitHub, HashiCorp, Pivotal, Gruntwork, Nginx, JPMorgan Chase, Facebook, Elastic, Grafana Labs, GoCardless, Cisco, Pythian, Intuit, and dozens of other successful companies all over the world and in every sector of industry. My training is unique because it doesn’t rely on a fixed syllabus or boring slide presentations—it’s completely bespoke, interactive, and tailored to your specific needs.

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How it works

Purchase this product to book your session, using the ‘Add to cart’ button above. I’ll contact you by email to say hello, talk a little more about what you need and what I can do to help. Then we’ll arrange a video call for your session at a convenient time for you.

If you enjoy your first session and would like more, you can book further sessions at any time, but with no obligation.

What you get

You’ll receive a one-to-one AI tools mastery session with me, and the option to continue with further sessions if you want to. You’ll also get access to the Bitfield Institute of Technology’s student Slack community, where you can share tips, questions, and discussions about software, infrastructure, and tech with other people of all levels of experience. You’ll also have the opportunity to work toward a prestigious BIT Certificate, giving you an employer-friendly record of your learning achievements to add to your resumé.

If you have questions about the mentoring process or would like further details about what’s involved, contact me for more information—I’ll be happy to chat.