Open AI Codex: Building Applications with AI without Programming Experience

Build your own custom applications with OpenAI Codex

1 day

What does the training include?

In this one-day training, you will learn how to build functional applications with OpenAI Codex, even without prior programming experience. You will discover how AI-driven software development works, how to communicate effectively with Codex, and how to set up a professional development environment. Through hands-on exercises, you will build your own application step-by-step and learn how to test and deploy it to a public URL. Codex is the AI development tool from OpenAI, the creators of ChatGPT, and integrates seamlessly with your existing development environment.

What you will learn

How LLMs work and what AI-driven software development entails.
Installing, configuring, and effectively utilizing OpenAI Codex as your personal programmer.
Prompting effectively so that Codex translates your requirements into working code.
Defining functionalities from a user perspective and business value.
Local development: folder structure, starting the application, and testing.
Deploying your application to a public URL.

Content (program overview)

Part 1 – Introduction to Codex and AI development

How LLMs work, the landscape of AI development tools, and when to use Codex.

Part 2 – Getting started with OpenAI Codex

Installing, configuring, and setting up your development environment.

Part 3 – Effective prompting and defining functionalities

Clearly formulating requirements from a user perspective so that Codex executes them flawlessly.

Part 4 – Building your application

Building, testing, and iterating step-by-step with Codex.

Part 5 – Git & best practices

Version control and robust workflows with AI-driven development.

Part 6 – Deployment & wrap-up

Taking your application live on a public URL, wrap-up, and next steps.

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For whom?

Professionals who want to build applications without any programming experience.
Office workers, entrepreneurs, and knowledge workers with an idea they want to build.
Anyone who wants to use AI as a personal programmer for their own projects or work processes.

Prerequisites