AI-Native Developer Workflow: Using AI Tools Without Losing Control

​This is the 1st workshop in our series to update the AI Dev Tools Zoomcamp content. ​This workshop updates Module 1: AI-Native Developer Workflow. ​In this hands-on session, Alexey Grigorev will show how to turn AI coding tools into a disciplined developer workflow. ​You will see how to move from a vague idea to a concrete plan, use AI assistants for exploration and implementation, review generated code, test it, and keep enough context to understand what changed. ## ​What You'll Learn * ​What "AI-native developer workflow" means in practice * ​How to compare chat assistants, terminal coding agents, agentic IDEs, cloud agents, and project bootstrappers * ​When to use ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, Claude Code, Codex, Gemini CLI, Cursor, Windsurf, Zed, Antigravity, Lovable, Bolt, Replit, and similar tools * ​How to practice context engineering with AGENTS.md, CLAUDE.md, repository instructions, product specs, architecture notes, testing guidelines, and security checklists * ​How to break a task into spec, context, plan, edit, run, test, inspect diff, review, and commit * ​How to use AI to understand an unfamiliar codebase * ​How to ask AI for code without outsourcing your engineering judgment * ​How to review generated code before accepting it * ​How to use tests as a guardrail for AI-assisted development * ​How to avoid tool-hopping during the cohort * ​How to decide when to ask AI, when to inspect manually, and when to simplify the task ​By the end, you'll have a practical workflow for using AI developer tools in a way that helps you move faster while still understanding and maintaining the code. ​Like the other workshops, this will be a live demo with practical tips and time for Q&A. ## ​All Events in This Series * ​AI-Native Developer Workflow: Using AI Tools Without Losing Control * ​Build and Ship an AI-Assisted Full-Stack App * ​Coding Agent Capabilities: MCP, Skills, Plugins, and Custom Agents * ​Open-Source AI Tools for Security, Audit, and DevOps * ​AI Dev Tools Zoomcamp 2026 Pre-Course Live Q&A * ​AI Dev Tools Zoomcamp 2026 Course Launch ## ​Thinking About Joining AI Dev Tools Zoomcamp? ​This workshop covers the updated content for Module 1 of AI Dev Tools Zoomcamp, our free course on using AI tools in practical software development workflows. ​The course covers AI-assisted planning, coding, review, testing, coding agent capabilities, MCP, skills, plugins, security, audit, DevOps, and a complete final project. ​The new cohort of AI Dev Tools Zoomcamp 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. ​Alexey is a software and ML engineer with over 10 years in engineering and 6+ years in machine learning. He has deployed large-scale ML systems at companies like OLX Group and Simplaex, authored several technical books, including Machine Learning Bookcamp, and is a Kaggle Master with a 1st place finish in the NIPS'17 Criteo Challenge. Join our Slack: https://datatalks.club/slack.html ​