​This session is part of the Introduction to Political Technology course at Newspeak House. It is open to the public, however spaces are very limited.

​A workshop for people with little or no experience with code, which aims to get you asking the right questions of AI tools so you can bootstrap anything from a simple site to a more complex web app.

​The workshop will be led by Jethro Reeve, a Newspeak House Fellow of the 2023-24 cohort. He started using AI to code in October 2023. He now freelances as a software developer, having built a variety of small tools and worked alongside experienced developers on large codebases.

​If you'd like to hire Jethro to run a session like this for your company, get in touch with: jethro@civita.co.uk

​Workshop Overview

​In this workshop, you'll get a practical introduction to what I've found to be the most useful AI coding tools.

​You'll have scaffolding from me to help you avoid some inevitable blind alleys the models will send you on, but the point of this session is that you can handle the warts to build your first prototypes and get started on your coding journey.

​First, we'll build and host your own website so you can understand the basic workflow and limitations of the tools.

​Then, once you've got the hang of it we'll use what you know to kickstart your own project.

​We'll also break into smaller groups to answer shared questions, like:

• ​How far can you really get with AI?

• ​What do experienced coders think?

• ​How can I avoid expensive mistakes?

​Before the Workshop

​To prep for this session, you'll need:

• ​A personal laptop:

  • ​Or access to the below on your work laptop

• ​Access to either of:

  • ​lovable.dev

  • ​v0.dev

• ​Installed on your machine either of:

  • ​cursor.com

  • ​trae.ai

• ​A free account on:

  • ​vercel.com

  • ​github.com