You never tell the computer HOW to program. You tell it WHAT you wish for. That is the whole secret — and it even has a professional name: agentic engineering.
There is a new kind of magic in the world, and it is called software on demand: software you can simply wish for.
You describe the game, the card, the quiz or the movie you want — and a helpful AI agent builds it for you, right there on the page, while you watch. No code to type. No thick books to read first.
Your job is the fun part: dreaming up good wishes, checking what comes back, and wishing again until it is exactly right.
Diesen Kurs gibt es auch auf Deutsch: Agentic Primer (Deutsch).
Who is this course for
For curious minds from about ten up — and honestly for anyone who has never programmed. If you can read this page and type a sentence, you have everything you need. It works fine on your own, and it's even better with a friend, a sibling or your family.
What you will be able to do
- Explain what software on demand means — software you wish for, and it appears
- Make wishes that work on the first try: say what you want, never how to build it
- Use the /code skill to wish real, playable programs into existence
- Wish again to make things bigger, funnier and more colorful — just like real engineers do
- Choose the model — the agent's brain — and match it to the size of the task
- Use the other magic skills: /multipart-doc for books, /slide for slideshows, /pdf-package for printable PDFs, /video for movie clips
The three lessons
- Lesson 1 — The Magic Wish: software on demand — what it means that software can simply be wished for, and the one big rule of wishing.
- Lesson 2 — Wish for code: the /code skill — send your wish to the agent, play a granted wish live on the page, wish again until it is perfect — and pick the right model for the job.
- Lesson 3 — More magic skills: books, slides, PDFs and movies — /code has friends, and together they can build a whole project.
The tasks — where you actually do it
Every lesson has three tasks, from easy to hard, and each one has its own solution page. This is the part where the wishing really happens — you can go straight there:
- Lesson 1 · the tasks · solutions — no computer yet: think, and write your answers right on the page.
- Lesson 2 · the tasks · solutions — your first real wishes, typed into the chat.
- Lesson 3 · the tasks · solutions — the whole toolbox, one project.
How every lesson works
| Part | What happens |
|---|---|
| 📖 The idea | The magic explained in plain words, with lots of examples. |
| ⚡ See it | A granted wish, live on the page — something that really moves, a game you can play. |
| ✍️ Your turn | You make wishes of your own — written into the page, then sent in the chat. |
| ❓ Check yourself | A short, friendly quiz with instant answers — no grades. |
When you finish, you will know the secret that professional software engineers use at work every day — the big-sibling course is Agentic Engineering, and it is the very same magic with more levers.
Ready? Start with Lesson 1 — The Magic Wish.