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AI Augmented Software Creation

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4 Weeks

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Cohort-based Course

Practical pair‑programming & no‑code strategies to deliver production‑ready apps

Previous Affiliations

Google
King's College London
MIT research group
University of Oxford
WSO2

Course overview

Big Picture — Why this course

🔥 HOW TO SPEAK SOFTWARE INTO EXISTENCE — AND OUTPACE TEAMS TEN TIMES YOUR SIZE



THE FACTS YOU CAN’T IGNORE

• In 2024 it took twelve developer-hours to ship an average feature. AI-augmented teams now do it in two.

Harvard Business Review (Feb 2025) calls AI-first velocity “the new MOAT.”

• Venture money is chasing solo builders who move faster than whole departments.


If you still rely on a backlog, a sprint board, and four espresso shots, you’re jogging while others ride e-bikes.



THE PROBLEM WE SOLVE

1. Endless “almost-works” prompts that collapse on edge-cases

2. Code with no tests, no version control, and licence landmines

3. A shiny new “must-have” tool on Twitter every Tuesday—and no honest way to judge the trade-offs


Left unchecked, those gaps cost you launches, credibility, and sleep.



THE REMEDY

AI-Augmented Software Creation turns chaos into a repeatable system.


Give us four Tuesdays and we’ll teach you to dictate an idea, harden it with safety nets, and push it live while your coffee is still hot. 🚀


WHO THIS IS FOR

• Non-technical founders & operators who need to ship without hiring a dev shop

• Software engineers who want a 10 × workflow, not a replacement

• Product & tech leaders who must choose safe, cost-effective tools for their teams


If you can write a clear Slack message, you meet the only prerequisite. ✅


WHAT MAKES THIS PROGRAM DIFFERENT


English-as-Code — instructors talk code into existence, dissecting every prompt and diff.

Safety Nets Baked-In — labs auto-generate integration tests, set up CI, and finish with an AI-powered debug drill.

Tool Agnostic, Never Tool Fragile — speed-date Cursor, Replit Agent, Gemini, LangChain, Copilot, and any newcomer that appears mid-cohort. Graduate with a decision matrix, not vendor lock-in.

Lean Pricing, Heavy Value — four live workshops, four guided labs, private Slack, lifetime recordings — all for $995 (see early-bird below).


CURRICULUM AT A GLANCE

Week 1 — Foundational prompting and the anatomy of “vibe coding”

Week 2 — Cursor vs Copilot vs Replit Agent; write the decision memo

Week 3 — Safety nets: licence checks, privacy guards, cost dashboards

Week 4 — Capstone: speak a feature, ship it live, present the metrics


LIVE EXPERT SESSIONS — STRAIGHT FROM THE SOURCE

(Vendors locked; speaker names and demo titles announced in Slack as confirmed.)

Cursor – TBA

Google Gemini – TBA

Replit – TBA

Windsurf – TBA

OpenAI – TBA

Lovable – TBA

Make.com – TBA

Supabase – TBA

Alumni builders with 1,000 + active users – TBA


Ask the architects, not just the marketers; copy their playbooks before your competitors do.


BY THE END OF WEEK 4 YOU WILL

• Draft a prompt → ship a working feature in under 60 minutes

Benchmark two AI IDEs and defend your tooling choice to any CTO

Launch a micro-app with CI, integration tests, error tracking, and cost reports

Spot licence, privacy, and prompt-security hazards before Legal taps your shoulder


THE EXPERIENCE

• Reserve your seat — cohorts capped at 40 for hands-on feedback.

• Attend four 90-minute, demo-driven classes.

• Complete four structured labs; publish two capstone projects.

• Stay connected in private Slack for critiques, tool drops, lifetime community. ⚡


EARLY-BIRD OFFER — CODE VIBEBIRD 🕊️

Enter VIBEBIRD at checkout before the discount or seats disappear (offer ends 20 June 2025 or when the cohort fills).


Click “Enroll Now” and ride the AI wave on your terms.

Who is this course for

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Professional Developers & Data Engineers

02

Product Builders & “Citizen Developers”

03

Founders, Tech Leads & Engineering Managers

What you’ll get out of this course

Prompt → Prototype in under an hour

Speak a BACK/SPEC prompt, watch Cursor or Replit Agent scaffold a working app, and iterate live until it runs—no deep coding background required.

Built‑in Code Quality & Guard‑rails

Apply the 3‑Rule Framework—smart tool choice, auto‑generated tests in version control, and prompt‑level guard‑rails—so AI output stays review‑ready and future‑proof.

Clean Refactors, Not Spaghetti

Turn first‑draft blobs into readable, modular components with Cursor’s multi‑file chat, background agents, and diff review—all while the tests stay green.

Deploy & Monitor Like a Pro

One‑click push to Replit or Vercel with secrets, CI, scheduled redeploys, error tracking, and token‑usage dashboards—your demo link “just works.”

Quantify and Sell the ROI

Leave with a time‑and‑cost delta calculator and a 5‑slide deck template that prove exactly how AI‑augmented workflows cut budgets and accelerate delivery.

What’s included

Akshika Wijesundara, PhD

Live sessions

Learn directly from Akshika Wijesundara, PhD in a real-time, interactive format.

Lifetime access

Go back to course content and recordings whenever you need to.

Community of peers

Stay accountable and share insights with like-minded professionals.

Certificate of completion

Share your new skills with your employer or on LinkedIn.

Maven Guarantee

This course is backed by the Maven Guarantee. Students are eligible for a full refund up until the halfway point of the course.

Course syllabus

Week 1

Aug 6—Aug 10

    Aug

    6

    Prompt‑First Coding & AI Pair‑Programming

    Wed 8/65:00 PM—6:30 PM (UTC)

    Prompt‑Engineering Guide (SPEC / CoT patterns, guard‑rails)

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    Speed‑Dating the Tools (Cursor, Replit Agent, Copilot, + more)

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    Example Use‑Cases (refactor script, generate docs/tests, stub endpoints)

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    Aug

    8

    Guest session from Google

    Fri 8/810:00 PM—11:00 PM (UTC)

Week 2

Aug 11—Aug 17

    Aug

    11

    Guest Session From Cursor

    Mon 8/115:00 PM—6:00 PM (UTC)

    Aug

    13

    AI Refactoring with Cursor: Deep‑Dive Lab

    Wed 8/135:00 PM—6:30 PM (UTC)

    Project Setup & .cursorrules

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    Multi‑File Refactor Workflow (chat → diff → commit)

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    Advanced Cursor Features (background agents, long‑context, pair‑mode)

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    Aug

    15

    Optional: Office Hours

    Fri 8/155:00 PM—6:00 PM (UTC)
    Optional

    Aug

    11

    Guest session from Lovable

    Mon 8/1110:00 PM—11:00 PM (UTC)

    Aug

    13

    Guest session from OpenAI

    Wed 8/1310:00 PM—11:00 PM (UTC)

    Aug

    14

    Guest session from Supabase

    Thu 8/1410:00 PM—11:00 PM (UTC)

Week 3

Aug 18—Aug 24

    Aug

    20

    Rapid App Prototyping with Replit: Build & Deploy

    Wed 8/205:00 PM—6:30 PM (UTC)

    BACK Spec → Replit Agent scaffold (React + Supabase)

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    Secrets, One‑Click Deploy, Scheduled Rebuilds

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    Live Multiplayer Coding, GitHub Sync, Build‑Time Metrics

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    Aug

    22

    Optional: Office Hours

    Fri 8/225:00 PM—6:00 PM (UTC)
    Optional

    Aug

    18

    Guest session from Windsurf

    Mon 8/1810:00 PM—11:00 PM (UTC)

    Aug

    20

    Guest session from Make.com

    Wed 8/2010:00 PM—11:00 PM (UTC)

Week 4

Aug 25—Aug 27

    Aug

    25

    Guest session from a founder from Mckinsey

    Mon 8/2510:00 PM—11:00 PM (UTC)

    Aug

    27

    Ship, Measure & Demo Day

    Wed 8/275:00 PM—6:30 PM (UTC)

    Polish & Observability (error tracking, token costs)

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    ROI Storytelling (before/after time & cost calculator)

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    5‑min Show‑and‑Tell (“what AI wrote vs what I wrote”)

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What people are saying

        Working with Akshika during Google Summer of Code was an incredible learning experience. He combines deep ML know-how with clear, practical advice, making complex ideas easy to tackle. His supportive, challenging mentorship really helped me grow. If you want to learn from a true AI leader, he’s the one!
Jayasanka Weerasinghe

Jayasanka Weerasinghe

Google Summer of Code Org Admin
        Akshika’s approach to AI Augmented Software Creation is outstanding. He breaks down cutting‑edge AI tooling and software‑engineering best practices into clear, practical steps you can apply immediately to ship production‑ready apps, fast. If you want to build smarter, faster software with AI, learn from Akshika!
Manu Jayawardana

Manu Jayawardana

Quant Researcher and Portfolio Manager at J.P. Morgan

Meet your instructor

Akshika Wijesundara, PhD

Akshika Wijesundara, PhD

AI/ML Engineering Lead

🚀 Leading AI advisor to multiple startups, Ph.D. in ML and ex‑Google AI Accelerator lead, Akshika pairs cutting‑edge LLM know‑how with a builder’s mindset—turning ideas into AI‑first products at speed. That expertise now powers his rapid‑build AI software program.

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AI Augmented Software Creation

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Dates

Aug 6—27, 2025

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Aug 5, 2025
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Course schedule

4-6 hours per week

  • Tuesdays & Thursdays

    1:00pm - 2:00pm EST

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  • May 7, 2022

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  • Weekly projects

    2 hours per week

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Learning is better with cohorts

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Active hands-on learning

This course builds on live workshops and hands-on projects

Interactive and project-based

You’ll be interacting with other learners through breakout rooms and project teams

Learn with a cohort of peers

Join a community of like-minded people who want to learn and grow alongside you

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Join an upcoming cohort

AI Augmented Software Creation

Cohort 1

$995

Dates

Aug 6—27, 2025

Payment Deadline

Aug 5, 2025
Get reimbursed

$995

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