Course Overview
This DeepLearning.AI short course, taught by Elie Schoppik (Head of Technical Education at Anthropic), covers best practices for agentic coding with Claude Code. You'll learn how to leverage Claude Code's full potential as an intelligent coding assistant.
Course Details
| Platform | DeepLearning.AI |
| Instructor | Elie Schoppik |
| Duration | 1h 50m |
| Level | Intermediate |
| Cost | Free |
| Prerequisites | Familiarity with Python and Git |
What You'll Learn
This course covers 10 essential topics:
- Architecture & Memory — Understand Claude Code's underlying architecture, tools, and cross-session memory
- Codebase Exploration — Explore and understand codebases using Claude Code's navigation capabilities
- CLAUDE.md — Create project-specific context files for persistent memory
- Context Management — Use escape, clear, and compact commands to control context
- Feature Development — Plan first, use thinking mode, brainstorm with subagents
- Testing & Refactoring — Write tests and refactor code
- Parallel Development — Use git worktrees for multiple simultaneous Claude sessions
- GitHub Integration — Fix issues, create and merge PRs
- Hooks — Execute code before/after tool use
- MCP Servers — Connect to Playwright and Figma for extended capabilities
Course Projects
The course applies concepts to three hands-on projects where you'll build real applications:
- RAG Chatbot — Explore codebase, add features, write tests
- Jupyter Notebook — Data analysis, create dashboard
- Web App — Build from Figma mockup using Figma MCP server
Start Learning
Ready to master Claude Code? Enroll in this free course on DeepLearning.AI:
Go to Course →Why This Course?
Claude Code is more than just a chatbot — it's a powerful agentic coding assistant that can help you navigate codebases, write tests, refactor code, and even build applications from scratch. This course teaches you the patterns and best practices that unlock its full potential.
- Learn from an Anthropic technical education expert
- Hands-on projects reinforce learning
- Covers advanced features like MCP servers and hooks
- Perfect for developers wanting to integrate AI into their workflow