AI Hero · Matt Pocock

Software Factories for Real Engineers

Build a 'software factory' of design docs, tests, linters and review so AI agents ship quality code on real codebases.

From AI Hero, this cohort teaches engineers to build a 'software factory': the design docs, tests, linters and automated and human review that let AI coding agents do quality work on real, messy codebases. The course mainly uses Claude Code.

It runs over two weeks with all 60+ video lessons released on day one, so you can go at your own pace, plus live office hours and a Discord community. Early sign-ups and returning students get discounts.

Best for

→Senior and mid-level engineers on production codebases
→Teams standardising how they use AI agents

Highlights

✓60+ video lessons, all released on day one
✓Live office hours and Discord
✓Focused on Claude Code in real codebases

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