AI-Powered Software and System Design
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Taught by Laurence Moroney
Computer ScienceData Science
About the course
This final course in the skill certificate focuses on applying AI to high-level software engineering tasks. You'll work with LLMs to design and implement sophisticated software systems, optimize code using established design patterns, and create efficient databases from scratch. By the end of this course, you will be able to: - Use AI to suggest and implement software architectures based on natural language requirements - Build a configurable application that interacts with external APIs like D
The dissent
The most-upvoted critical review (1 vote, 1.0★).
“At the very beginning the course gives some tips on how to work with LLMs and the rest of the course is just "let's use LLM for abc".”
Coursera's 4.7 comes from 194 ratings. Of those, 3.6% are 1–2★.
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