Applied developer pathway

AI Developer Learning Path

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Phase 00

Complete Claude Code 101

Take the one-hour official course.

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Operating rule

Do not advance on exposure alone.

Finish the work and honestly pass every proficiency checkpoint.

Phase 00

Orient & set up

Learn the basic environment and make Claude Code a supervised tool—not a substitute for understanding. Formal Python instruction begins in Phase 01.

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Learning work

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Extra learning for this phase. These items do not affect curriculum progress or unlocking.

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Guided Exposure — No Python Knowledge Expected Yet: run the supplied Python file that prints five fake vendor document names.

Copy this supplied code exactly. Python syntax is not being tested in orientation.

fake_names = [
    "invoice_acme.pdf",
    "receipt_northstar.pdf",
    "quote_bluebird.pdf",
    "invoice_redwood.pdf",
    "order_summit.pdf",
]

for name in fake_names:
    print(name)

Save the file as fake_names.py, activate .venv, and run python3 fake_names.py. Observe the file, interpreter, command, and printed output.

Proficiency gate

Demonstrate: every statement below.

Resources: official documentation and your own notes are allowed.

Claude: may clarify the task, but may not perform or debug the attempt.

Passing: complete every statement and explain what you did.

If not yet: revisit the linked lesson, practice a smaller example, and retry later.