Build a live portfolio that gives colleges, recruiters, and internship contacts something concrete to see. You will learn the basics of AI-assisted development: briefing an AI coding assistant, improving generated code, and publishing a working site. No coding experience needed.
See what's possible. A sample first version a student could build in one guided session.
View demo portfolio →Some ideas may need to be simplified. The goal is a strong first version, not a finished product.
Reserve my spot →Not theory. Not a certificate. Five practical skills you learn by building something live, not by watching one more tutorial.
Learn how to brief AI clearly: what you want, what matters, what to avoid, and what good should look like. Strong output starts with clear direction, and this is the part most people skip.
Learn how to understand the code AI creates, spot problems, and ask better questions when something feels off. You do not need to memorize syntax. You need to know how to judge what was built.
See how a project moves from an idea to a live website by doing it once, with guidance. You walk through the full workflow: planning the build, working with AI to generate code, reviewing what changed, saving the project in GitHub, deploying it, and ending with a public URL you can share.
Learn how to decide what the project should do, what to cut, what matters most, and what “done” looks like. AI can generate code, but you still make the decisions that shape the final result.
Learn how to direct AI through a real build: reviewing its output, checking whether the code matches the goal, asking for explanations, and pushing back when the solution is wrong or overbuilt. You are not just using AI. You are learning how to guide the work.
I'm a software engineer and AI systems builder. For over 15 years I built enterprise software for large financial and biotech companies, including annuity processing platforms used by firms like Fidelity, Merrill Lynch, and Legg Mason, and a core operations system that helped a biotech company grow from a dozen people to a few hundred. I hold a BS in Math and Computer Science and an MBA in Management Information Systems from Johns Hopkins.
My most recent work was building a complete AI-powered workforce management platform from the ground up. I know this workflow because I use it. I teach it because the tools are genuinely accessible now and most people just need someone to sit with them while they build the first real thing.
If you want to talk through whether the summer Build session is a good fit, book a free intro chat with Tida. It is a simple online conversation, with no pitch and no pressure.