Curriculum Map

Ship It

AI-Assisted Development. Build a rideshare app from scratch using Claude as your collaborator. Learn full-stack development—databases, authentication, real-time updates, maps—by shipping something real.

13 Units

Early Units (Foundation)

Building Skills

Advanced Concepts

Capstone/Synthesis

Hello Claude, Hello World, Hello Production

Meet your AI collaborator. Build something. Ship it to the internet. Today.

2-3 hours

Make It Yours

Build the landing page. Set up the professional development workflow.

2-3 hours

Data Has to Live Somewhere

Add a database. Make your app remember things.

3-4 hours

Where To?

Replace hardcoded values with real input fields. Users type their destination.

2-3 hours

Your Ride History

Read from the database. Display a list of past rides. The app now has memory you can see.

2-3 hours

Who Are You?

Add user accounts. Sign up, log in, see only your own rides. The app now knows who you are.

3-4 hours

Two Sides of the Street

Add rider and driver roles. Drivers see requests and accept them. The two-sided marketplace emerges.

3-4 hours

Watching It Happen

Add real-time updates. See changes instantly without refreshing. The app comes alive.

2-3 hours

X Marks the Spot

Add maps and real locations. See pickup and dropoff on a map. The app becomes spatial.

3-4 hours

When Things Go Wrong

Handle cancellations, timeouts, and errors. Make the app robust. Ship something real.

3-4 hours

Testing Before Shipping

Write automated tests that catch bugs before users do. Learn the testing pyramid, set up Vitest, and build confidence to change code.

3-4 hours

CI/CD and Beyond

Automate everything. Tests run on every push. Bad code can't reach production. Welcome to professional deployment.

2-3 hours

Ethics of Data & AI: The Mirror, Not the Black Box

We often treat Artificial Intelligence as a 'Black Box'—a mysterious oracle that spits out truth. In this unit, we pry the box open. We'll discover that inside, there is no magic. There is only math, and massive amounts of human history, with all its brilliance and all its stains.

1 week

Learning Progression

This course is designed to be taken sequentially. Earlier units establish foundational concepts that later units build upon. While you can explore units in any order, following the numbered sequence provides the most coherent learning experience.