AI CODING SYSTEMS FROM FIRST PRINCIPLES
Build the mental model.
Engineer the system.
Lead the change.
A mechanism-first course for experienced React and TypeScript engineers who use coding agents but want dependable foundations beneath the terminology.
Nothing important is silently assumed.Each chapter names prerequisites, introduces at most five terms, asks for a prediction, and ends with an evidence-based readiness gate.
PHASE A
Foundations
Tokens, probabilities, vectors, neural layers, attention and training.
PHASE BApplications
Model calls, structured output, context, retrieval and economics.
PHASE CAgents
Tools, loops, state, recovery, writes and architecture.
PHASE DProduction
Evals, regression, traces, security and deployment.
PHASE ELeadership
System selection, platform decisions, adoption and capstone.