AI-Assisted Coding for Designers E4:Version Control with Git

Hosted by Junaid Dodhia and Xinran Ma

73 students

What you'll learn

The Why Behind Git

Understand why version control matters and how Git helps you track, save, and collaborate on your code over time.

Core Git Commands

Learn just the essentials — commit, push, pull, branch — without getting lost in the terminal.

How to Use GitHub Like a Designer

Explore how GitHub can work like a creative portfolio: version history, clean project structure, and collaboration tools

Why this topic matters

Git isn’t just for engineers. It’s a core part of modern product teams. Learning it gives you confidence, control, and credibility when you work on real apps. This session gives you the mental model to understand what’s happening under the hood and how to use version control as a creative tool, not just a technical requirement.

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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