AI-Assisted Coding for Designers E1: Talk to Your Code

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AI-Assisted Coding for Designers E1: Talk to Your Code

Hosted by Junaid Dodhia and Xinran Ma

134 students

What you'll learn

Prompt to Prototype Tools

Use AI-assisted coding tools like CursorPro to turn an idea to reality, with minimum coding knowledge.

Effective Prompting Techniques

Learn how to craft prompts with structure, context, and intention, so AI solves real problems.

Knowing When to Take the Lead

Understand how to use AI as a co-pilot and when to lead with your own knowledge instead of defaulting to the model.

Why this topic matters

We’re not just learning code to write it—we’re learning to guide it. With AI in the mix, clear thinking and communication matter more than memorization. This session lays the foundation for a new kind of creative fluency—where designers, developers, and AI agents build together. It’s the first episode of the series: AI-Assisted Coding for Designers.

You'll learn from

Junaid Dodhia

Software Engineer | Designer | Coding Instructor

Junaid is an engineer, designer, and coding instructor working at the intersection of design, code, and human behavior. He was an early engineer at YC-backed startups and holds a Master’s in Information Systems from Carnegie Mellon University.

He teaches coding at Tutor Corps and has taught K–12 students at Coding Minds Academy, where he led introductory coding classes and contributed to curriculum design and mentorship. He's passionate about helping designers build technical confidence and bring their ideas to life.

Junaid builds with a production-ready stack and AI-powered code editors, blending speed with systems thinking and human-centered design. His work focuses on shaping tools that shape how we learn, create, and collaborate.

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Xinran Ma

Founder of Design with AI | AI Course Instructor | 3x Author

Xinran Ma is the founder of Design with AI (designwithai.co), speaker, and award-winning designer.

Design with AI is one of the fastest-growing AI communities (over 2,000 new members every month), with subscribers from companies like Google, Amazon, IBM, and McKinsey.

He is also the author of multiple Amazon #1 New Release books in UX. He has mentored 300+ product designers and been awarded ADPList's Top 1% Mentor in Design 5 times.

He regularly delivers lectures and conducts AI workshops at places such as Microsoft, Columbia Business School, UXPA, University of Connecticut, and Pratt Institute. His work has been featured in leading publications, including Designboom, UX Collective, ArchDaily, American Illustration, Society of Illustrators, 3x3 Magazine, and Medium.

Xinran teaches the course AI for Product Designers on Maven.

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