What you'll learn:
- Set up Claude Code with VS Code and drive an entire project end to end
- Engineer context with CLAUDE .md, rules files, and Auto Memory
- Generate a complete Spring Boot + MySQL REST API from a database schema
- Review, refine, and extend code using plan mode
- Write unit and integration tests (JUnit 5, Mockito, @WebMvcTest) via prompts and a test subagent
- Manage the context window with /context, /compact, /clear, resume, and rewind
- Build custom slash commands and skills as reusable, team-shareable quality gates
- Automate guardrails with hooks that run at zero token cost
- Delegate work to subagents — parallel test writing, codebase analysis
- Connect external tools with MCP connectors (Playwright)and install plugins (Context7)
- Use Git, Docker, and GitHub Actions CI/CD, all driven through Claude Code
- Apply everything to a bonus Next.js storefront and a healthcare project assignment
Claude Code changes how Java developers build software. Instead of typing every line, you direct an AI agent that reads your conventions, writes the code, runs the tests, and ships it — while you stay in control and review every change.
In this hands-on course you build a complete, production-style e-commerce REST API with Spring Boot , Java and MySQL — almost entirely by prompting Claude Code. You start by engineering context with CLAUDE .md and rules files so Claude generates code in your conventions the first time. Then you generate the full data and business layers from a schema, review and refine them, and extend the app with new features using plan mode.
From there you go deep into everything that makes Claude Code powerful in a real workflow: managing the context window, building custom slash commands and skills as reusable quality gates, automating guardrails with hooks at zero token cost, delegating work to subagents (tests, codebase analysis, diagrams), connecting external tools over MCP, and installing plugins. You finish by putting the project under Git, containerizing it with Docker, and wiring up a GitHub Actions CI/CD pipeline — all driven through Claude.
You also get a bonus Next.js storefront built on your API, and a separate healthcare project (a clinic appointment system) as a guided assignment so you can apply every technique on a codebase you haven't seen demonstrated step by step.
This is a practical, no-fluff course. You won't just learn what Claude Code can do — you'll build real software with it, the way modern teams are starting to work today. You'll also learn why reading and verifying AI-generated code still matters, so you stay the engineer in charge, not just a passenger.
What will students learn in your course?
Set up Claude Code with VS Code and drive an entire project end to end
Engineer context with CLAUDE .md, rules files, and Auto Memory
Generate a complete Spring Boot + MySQL REST API from a database schema
Review, refine, and extend code using plan mode and spec-driven development
Write unit and integration tests (JUnit 5, Mockito, @WebMvcTest) via prompts and a test subagent
Manage the context window with /context, /compact, /clear, resume, and rewind
Build custom slash commands and skills as reusable, team-shareable quality gates
Automate guardrails with hooks that run at zero token cost
Delegate work to subagents — parallel test writing, codebase analysis
Connect external tools with MCP connectors (Playwright) and install plugins (Context7)
Use Git, Docker, and GitHub Actions CI/CD, all driven through Claude Code
Apply everything to a bonus Next.js storefront and a healthcare project assignment
Requirements / prerequisites
Working knowledge of Java and Spring Boot
Java and MySQL installed
Docker, Git, GitHub, and Node.js command-line tools installed
VS Code (or IntelliJ)
A Claude subscription (Pro or Max)
No prior experience with Claude Code or AI tools required
Who this course is for
Java and Spring Boot developers who want to build faster with AI
Backend engineers adopting AI-assisted, agentic development workflows
Developers who want to learn Claude Code specifically, hands-on
Team leads and architects evaluating AI coding tools for their teams
Not a fit for absolute programming beginners, or anyone wanting pure theory without building
