AI Dev Tools Zoomcamp 2026 Pre-Course Live Q&A
Thinking about joining AI Dev Tools Zoomcamp 2026?
Come to this live Q&A with course creator Alexey Grigorev and get a clear picture of what the course is like before the cohort starts on August 31, 2026.
Bring your questions about AI coding tools, agents, MCP, projects, deadlines, homework, certificates, or whether the course is a good fit for you.
What We'll Cover
Alexey will walk through:
Who AI Dev Tools Zoomcamp is for
What you need before joining
What you do not need: prior AI tools experience, web development experience, a powerful machine, or a GPU
The four-module course structure
How lectures, homework, deadlines, leaderboard, peer review, and certificates work
How the final project works
How to choose tools without getting trapped in tool-hopping
How to use AI assistants while still reviewing, testing, and understanding the code
Where to get help during the cohort
You'll also hear practical advice on preparing your environment, choosing a first workflow, and getting unstuck during the first week.
Course Modules
The 2026 cohort updates four modules:
Module 3: Coding Agent Capabilities: MCP, Skills, Plugins, and Custom Agents
Module 4: Open-Source AI Tools for Security, Audit, and DevOps
Is This Course for You?
AI Dev Tools Zoomcamp is a free hands-on course for people who write code and want to use AI tools in a more structured, reliable way. It is about real developer workflows: planning, coding, reviewing, testing, extending agents, auditing changes, securing software, deployment, and DevOps with AI assistance.
You should be comfortable with basic programming, Git, GitHub, and the command line. You do not need previous AI tools experience, a powerful machine, or a GPU.
The next live cohort starts on August 31, 2026. You can join it by registering here.
About the Speaker
Alexey Grigorev is the Founder of DataTalks.Club and creator of the Zoomcamp series.
He has worked in software engineering and machine learning for more than 10 years, built ML systems in production, authored technical books including Machine Learning Bookcamp, and helped thousands of learners through DataTalks.Club courses.
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