Effective practices with coding agents
Where an agent genuinely saves time and where it costs you more than it saves. How to scope a task so the result is reviewable, and what to do when the agent confidently goes wrong.
Live, not recorded
Live Coding, not just slides
Practices you can use on Monday
// Key takeaways
What you’ll walk away with
✓Plan with a clear specWrite specs an agent can build from.
✓Build with agentsScope tasks so results are reviewable.
✓Review with ClaudeCatch real defects, not just plausible code.
✓Improve iterativelyKeep spec, plan and code in sync.
// What we'll cover
The topics we work through
Context-aware development
Agents are only as good as what they can see. Structuring a codebase, a prompt and a working set so the model has the right context — and stops inventing the parts it lacks.
Reviewing code with Claude
Using the model as a reviewer rather than an author: finding real defects, pushing back on plausible-looking output, and telling the difference between a confident answer and a correct one.
Spec-driven development
Writing the spec first so the agent builds the right thing. Turning a spec into a plan, a plan into tasks, and keeping all three honest as the work changes underneath them.
// Who it’s for
Developers and students who want to use coding agents well, and get output they can trust and ship.
// What you need
A laptop
A Zoom account
Basic coding comfort
FAQ
Yes. The session is taught live, and registered attendees get the recording afterwards.
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