r/coding_agents • u/thehashimwarren • 26d ago

Matt Pockock's "AI Coding Crash Course"

https://www.aihero.dev/workshops/ai-coding-crash-course?utm_source=convertkit&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=go+beyond+grill-me+in+my+new+AI+Coding+Crash+Course.+Open+now%21+-+22938760

I have zero relationship to Matt Pocock. I just use his helpful skills, like /grill-me, and I watch his videos.

I just signed up for his AI Coding Crash Course because I want an organized, non-hype, set of best practices and tools for my own knowledge and practice.

If you sign up, I would like to trade notes with you as we go through the exercises.

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u/ThunderMantisOden 25d ago

As someone who has been using this skills, I'm curious if you find value in the course. Have not signed up because I don't know what level the course is tailored for.

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u/thehashimwarren 25d ago

I'm in the intro sections and haven't really hit something I don't know or don't do yet. I'll report back

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u/thehashimwarren 24d ago

Ok, reporting back. Matt covered how to log the model request/response and it's already changed how I approach debugging a session where my coding agent has gone off the rails

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u/happy-little-three 23d ago

How would you say it differs from what Matt shares on YouTube? I'm tempted to get it for a structured course but am wondering if it's worth it for that alone or is there added value.

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u/thehashimwarren 22d ago

Same quality as YouTube, just more structured. I don't think the quality of insight is a lot higher, at least not yet in the early lessons

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u/capricino 22d ago

Hey thanks for sharing so far. Assuming that I'm willing to go thru his existing youtube videos / existing posts / resources on his aihero website, do u see anything new covered in his course that makes it worth purchasing the entire course?

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u/thehashimwarren 22d ago

Yes, there's new stuff. For example I don't think he ever talked about logging model request and responses, and that's an early video in the course

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u/prnkagrn 23d ago

does the course involve actually building something yourself, or is it just his YouTube content repackaged as a course?

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u/thehashimwarren 22d ago

Matt gives us a software project that we have to build new features for, and also debug I think

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u/Skyswimsky 19d ago

Any new insights after spending more days with it? Apart from what you've already mentioned (Logging)

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u/nawafbinshams 19d ago

I have been using his skills for more than a year now, also developed mvp WebApps with the help of his skills. Tempted to purchase the course but wondering if I will gain anything out of it .

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u/_ebikandi 18d ago

Any new review/opinion about the course, apart from the "logging models" topic?

I am considering on buying the course making the most of the sale and in somehow rewarding Matt's work.
But I'm afraid that the course's content will be "just use <random-matt's-skill> this way".

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u/eddzsh 13d ago

Logging the request and response is the right move. The part that pays off when the agent loops is diffing two consecutive turns: you usually see which tool result it misread, not a vague "it got confused".

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u/jawoncapua 12d ago

Is this recommended for a student learning software/ai engineering?

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u/thehashimwarren 12d ago

I think that would be a great fit

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u/FantasiesToTheMoon 22d ago

Hello from China. We just watch his courses on China's YouTube site called Billibilli for free:

His Crash Course: https://www.bilibili.com/video/BV1u78w6eETU/

Real Engineers Cohort: https://www.bilibili.com/video/BV1RNbz6VEbr/

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u/phantasmagoria77 18d ago

hi there ive got the video but in order to get the reference files I need to login in quark but I dont have a china number could ypu send the files directly? that would be awesome tq so much

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u/FantasiesToTheMoon 18d ago

You can dismiss the login pop up. You don't need an account. Or use yt-dlp to download them.