Foundations: Phase 5 — AI-Native Foundations
Working with AI as an engineer
Move from casual AI use to deliberate AI-native practice. Prompt engineering, context management, code review, testing, debugging, and documentation — all with AI as your collaborator.
Modules
What This Phase Is
From AI as search engine to AI as engineering partner. The shift this phase teaches.
The AI-Native Mindset
Thinking in tasks, not keystrokes. How to decompose work for human-AI collaboration.
Prompt Engineering — Talking to AI Effectively
Structured prompts, context windows, specificity, iteration, and the craft of getting useful output.
Context Management — Your CLAUDE.md
How to maintain project context for AI. Writing effective CLAUDE.md files and managing conversation context.
Code Review With AI — Your Quality Gate
Using AI to review your code and reviewing AI-generated code. The trust-but-verify workflow.
AI-Generated Tests — Comprehensive Coverage
Let AI write your tests. Edge cases, property-based testing, and when to trust AI test output.
AI-Assisted Debugging — Structured Problem Solving
Paste the error, get the fix — but smarter. Structured debugging workflows with AI collaboration.
Documentation Generation — Keeping Your Project Understandable
AI-generated docs, README writing, API documentation, and keeping everything current.
Phase 5 Summary — You're Now AI-Native
The transformation is complete. A recap of the AI-native practices you now own.