DeepLearning.AI, founded by AI luminary Andrew Ng, has announced the launch of a new short course titled "Claude Code: A Highly Agentic Coding Assistant." Developed in partnership with AnthropicAI and taught by Elie Schoppik, Anthropic's Head of Technical Education, the course aims to equip developers with skills in "highly agentic coding," enabling AI to operate autonomously for extended periods. This initiative underscores a significant shift towards more independent AI development tools.
Andrew Ng expressed his enthusiasm for the new offering on social media, stating, > "I'm thrilled to announce the definitive course on Claude Code, created with @AnthropicAI and taught by Elie Schoppik @eschoppik." He emphasized that this course is for those who "want to use highly agentic coding - where AI works autonomously for many minutes or longer, not just completing code snippets." This highlights the course's focus on advanced, self-sufficient AI applications.
The curriculum is designed to cover a broad spectrum of agentic coding applications, from foundational concepts to sophisticated patterns. Participants will learn to orchestrate multiple Claude subagents to work concurrently on codebase segments and integrate Claude into GitHub workflows for autonomous creation, review, and merging of pull requests. The course also addresses transforming Jupyter notebooks into production-ready dashboards and using Model Context Protocol (MCP) tools like Playwright for autonomous UI debugging.
Ng further noted that "Claude Code has been a game-changer for many developers (including me!), but there's real depth to using it well." This sentiment suggests the course will delve into the nuances of maximizing Claude's capabilities for complex development tasks. The course is positioned to fundamentally alter how software is built, offering powerful capabilities for both new and experienced Claude users.
The collaboration with AnthropicAI, a leading AI safety and research company, underscores the technical depth and practical relevance of the course. Elie Schoppik's role as instructor, given his position at Anthropic, ensures that the content is directly aligned with the latest advancements in Claude's agentic functionalities. This educational offering reflects a growing industry trend towards more intelligent and autonomous AI development environments.