Claude Code: Building Faster with AI, from Prototype to Prod

In "Claude Code: Building Faster with AI, from Prototype to Prod," Sundog Education's Frank Kane delivers a highly practical guide to integrating Anthropic's revolutionary CLI-based AI agent into your software development lifecycle. Designed for developers eager to boost their productivity, this course transitions you from theoretical AI prompts to hands-on, production-ready engineering. Throughout the curriculum, you will build a sophisticated, full-stack online radio station web application entirely driven by natural language commands via the command line interface. You will master the art of using Claude Code to write clean code, refactor legacy scripts, and implement unit tests effortlessly. Beyond basic syntax generation, the course emphasizes modern DevOps integration, teaching you to leverage Claude within GitHub Actions to automate pull request reviews, resolve active repository issues, and configure robust CI/CD pipelines. Security is also a prime focus; you will learn to scan for vulnerabilities and optimize system performance under Claude's guidance. Crucially, the training instills the critical skill of balancing automated AI efficiency with human engineering oversight, helping you recognize precisely when to rely on Claude's output and when your human judgment must steer the project. Whether you are a beginner looking to understand AI-assisted workflows or an experienced developer aiming to accelerate your delivery pipeline, this course provides the strategic and technical foundation required to build, test, and ship applications at unprecedented speeds.