The class size is intentionally small because of the hands on and high support way we run these things.
Early bird tickets are available
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#llm #specDrivenSevelopment
There is no one-size-fits all solution to agentic coding - projects are different: risk profiles, quality gates, architectures and future plans are different. This course will give you a flexible skillset, and a community of practice that will help keep you growing.
The course follows a deliberate progression. Instead of trying to ride the hype-wave, we start off by seeing what it means to get things right in small ways, and then we tackle larger problems and add efficiency.
1. A workshop going from the basics (like context management, skills and hooks ) to advanced topics like parallel sub-agents and git worktree wrangling
2. A community of practice where you can further develop your skills by working on your own stuff and connecting with people on a similar journey
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ANNOUNCEMENT: Prelude.tech is releasing a new course!
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Spec Driven #Django Development with #ClaudeCode
The course has 2 parts:
🎧🐍 Episode #291 of the Real Python Podcast is live: Reassessing the LLM Landscape & Summoning Ghosts realpython.com/podcasts/rpp...
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Working code is great and all, but if the coding harness doesn't know how to work with it, things can get hairy.
Full post: open.substack.com/pub/prelude...
#ClaudeCode #llm #DeveloperExperience #django #tooling
My strategy: ship a Claude Code plugin inside the repo. An `/fls:init` command that sets up permissions, config, CLAUDE md updates, and wrapper scripts. The harness learns the project the moment it arrives.
I've been building an LMS called FreedomLS — a Django project designed to be extended by other Django projects. Think Wagtail, not WordPress. When someone installs it into their own project, their coding harness needs to know the conventions, the scripts, the way things hang together.
The principle still holds — but "readable" now means a harness can parse it. "Usable" means a harness can set up the project, find the scripts, and follow the conventions without you babysitting it.
A person crouched down, extending a steady hand to help a humanoid robot back to its feet on open, uncluttered ground. The robot is mid-rise, reaching up to take the offered hand. Centered composition with the clasped hands as the bright focal point; the surrounding space is soft and unbusy so the gesture reads clearly. The mood is an unhurried hand-up — someone taking the time to help whoever needs to get upright.
Early in my career, someone told me to always code as though the next developer who'll touch your code is your client. That advice stuck.
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I've got a bunch of blog articles in the pipeline in which I'll explore different aspects. Stay tuned if this sounds interesting.
I'm also working on a #SDD for #Django Course through my company #Prelude. Feel free to ping me if you want me to keep you in the loop.
I spoke about it a bit recently on #Jetbrains #PyTV: www.youtube.com/live/qKkyBh.... (I recommend watching the whole conference - it’s a really engaging format, full of tasty #Python nuggets.)
That said, I haven’t found an off-the-shelf #SDD plugin that fits my needs, so I built my own. It's specific to my #Django setup (so it includes all sorts of things about how to structure apps, testing practices, #htmx, and a lot more).
If you haven’t heard about it yet, there are a few famous implementations worth looking up, like #Github #SpecKit: github.com/github/spec....
I’ve gotten to a point where writing code without heavily relying on an #LLM #CodingHarness feels sloppy. #SpecDrivenDevelopment has been a game-changer for me.
It's a V1. It'll keep changing. But I'll stand behind the articles.
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#ai #llms #blogging #writing #workflow
This post walks through my thinking and some of the workflow I'm using — voice-to-text for the rambly first capture, a tone-and-style skill so the prose still sounds like me, and a phased approach in Claude Code where each phase produces an artifact and I clear the context between them.
I have a lot of interesting stuff I want to share, and if an LLM can help me share it faster, I think it's okay to compromise a little on the writing style.
So I've changed my mind. I'm writing with LLMs now. The point is to share my ideas, not my voice. That's my priority.
But I've been struggling to find the time to write. And I've been using LLMs heavily in my coding work, enough to know they can move things along if you guide them properly.
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For a long time I was a purist about #blogging and #LLMs. I'd watch people post obviously generated content with no soul in it, passed off as their own, and think: well, that's embarrassing
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Oh yes, definitely. I did watch a few. And I watched a few online as well afterwards. But for me, conversations are gold. And many of the conversations keep going after the conference is long over.
very happy to announce htmx 4.0 beta 1 is available:
github.com/bigskysoftwa...
Mostly polish but include the htmax.js distribution, with some of the most useful core extensions: hx-sse, hx-ws, hx-preload, hx-browser-indicator, hx-download, hx-optimistic, hx-targets
enjoy!
Find another #PyCon you can attend, get involved in a local meetup, or start something.
I don’t want to encourage anyone to take undue risks. But I would like to encourage those who have found PyConUS meaningful in the past, and who aren’t going to attend this year, to try to fill that hole somehow.
I know that many travellers are steering clear of the US at the moment because of the political situation, or out of genuine concern about their own safety. When times are hard, community matters more than ever.
The other thing I absolutely loved last year was the number of education nerds. The Education Summit was fantastic. It was great to be able to pick the brains of so many fantastic teachers.
I’m really looking forward to this year’s event.
Just got my ticket to #PyConUS. I’m excited.
Last year was my first PyConUS. I hardly went to any talks; I mostly spent my time in the hallway. For me, a conference is about connecting with people. Being there in person is pure gold.
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There’s a nasty RAT (Remote Access Trojan) exploit in #Axios.
- #Fireship overview: www.youtube.com/watch?v=o7N...
- Check if you’re compromised (via #StepSecurity): tinyurl.com/38mx9dve
#JavaScript #WebDev #npm