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AI Coding for Non-Programmers

Overview

This AI Coding for Non-Programmers course — an introduction to "vibe coding" — shows you how to build real applications for the web, Windows, Mac and Android using AI coding agents — ChatGPT Codex and Claude Code — without writing code yourself. You will learn to describe the features and functionality you want using the language of user interfaces and identifiers, understand the concepts and ideas behind databases, persistency, logins and APIs in plain English, and take your own app from first idea to a working, shareable product in a single day.

Course Objectives

The AI Coding for Non-Programmers course will enable participants to plan, describe and build working applications using AI coding agents. Attendees will learn how ChatGPT Codex and Claude Code turn plain-English instructions into working software, how to use interface language and identifiers to describe the features and functionality they want with precision, and how the key building blocks of an application — databases, persistency, logins and APIs — fit together. By the end of the day, participants will have built, refined and tested their own application and will understand how to target web, Windows, Mac and Android platforms.

Content

Getting Started with Vibe Coding

  • What “vibe coding” is and how AI coding agents work
  • Meet the tools: ChatGPT Codex and Claude Code
  • Setting up accounts, projects and workspaces
  • Your first app: from idea to working prototype

Describing What You Want – Interface Language and Identifiers

  • The vocabulary of user interfaces: screens, navigation bars, buttons, forms, dropdowns, cards and menus
  • Naming features, fields and identifiers so the AI builds exactly what you imagine
  • Writing a clear feature brief the AI can follow
  • Iterating with follow-up prompts: refine, restyle and rearrange

How Apps Work – Concepts for Non-Coders

  • Front end vs back end: what runs where
  • Databases and persistency: where your data lives and why it survives a restart
  • Logins and user accounts: authentication, passwords and permissions
  • APIs and services: connecting your app to the outside world

Building for Every Platform

  • Web apps: build, preview and deploy to a live URL
  • Windows and Mac: packaging your app as a desktop application
  • Android: turning your app into an installable mobile app
  • Choosing the right platform for your idea

Testing, Fixing and Improving

  • Debugging by conversation: reporting errors so the AI can fix them
  • Reviewing what the AI built and asking for changes
  • Version control basics: saving checkpoints and rolling back
  • Keeping your project organised as it grows

Shipping and Staying Safe

  • Publishing your app and sharing it with colleagues
  • Security essentials: API keys, secrets and user data
  • Understanding costs, limits and licensing
  • Building a roadmap for your next project

You will learn how to

  • Build working apps with AI using ChatGPT Codex and Claude Code — no programming experience required.
  • Describe interfaces precisely using the language of screens, buttons, forms and identifiers.
  • Understand the building blocks — databases, persistency, logins and APIs — in plain English.
  • Target any platform: web, Windows, Mac and Android, from a single idea.
  • Test, debug and ship your app safely, keeping data and API keys secure.

Audience

Non-coders, business professionals, entrepreneurs and anyone curious about building real applications with AI — no programming experience needed.

Classroom and Virtual training options

Online Course Materials

Duration

1 Day

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