# Code Velocity Academy > Master Claude Code. Ship 10x faster. ## About Code Velocity Academy is an online course teaching developers how to use Claude Code, Anthropic's AI coding agent. The course covers installation, prompt engineering, workflows, debugging, automation, and advanced techniques. The site also features a tools directory, comparison guides, and glossary of AI coding terms. ## Site - Homepage: https://www.codevelocity.academy/en - Blog: https://www.codevelocity.academy/en/blog - Course: https://www.codevelocity.academy/en/course/claude-code-masterclass - Tools Directory: https://www.codevelocity.academy/en/tools - Comparisons: https://www.codevelocity.academy/en/compare - Glossary: https://www.codevelocity.academy/en/glossary ## Course Details - 43 lessons across 19 modules - Module 1 is free (no credit card required) - Available in 30 languages - Includes video lessons, interactive demos, and quizzes - Estimated time: 5 hours ## Modules - Module 01: module-01 (3 lessons, free) - Module 02: module-02 (2 lessons) - Module 03: module-03 (2 lessons) - Module 04: module-04 (3 lessons) - Module 05: module-05 (2 lessons) - Module 06: module-06 (2 lessons) - Module 07: module-07 (3 lessons) - Module 08: module-08 (3 lessons) - Module 09: module-09 (2 lessons) - Module 10: module-10 (1 lessons) - Module 11: module-11 (4 lessons) - Module 12: module-12 (2 lessons) - Module 13: module-13 (1 lessons) - Module 14: module-14 (1 lessons) - Module 15: module-15 (2 lessons) - Module 16: module-16 (1 lessons) - Module 17: module-17 (1 lessons) - Module 18: module-18 (2 lessons) - Module 19: module-19 (6 lessons) ## AI Coding Tool Comparisons - [Claude Code vs Cursor](https://www.codevelocity.academy/en/compare/claude-code-vs-cursor): Choose Claude Code if you want an autonomous agent that handles entire tasks end-to-end. Choose Cursor if you prefer a polished AI-native editor with inline completions. - [Claude Code vs GitHub Copilot](https://www.codevelocity.academy/en/compare/claude-code-vs-copilot): Claude Code is the better choice for autonomous, multi-step tasks. GitHub Copilot remains the fastest option for inline code completion while you type. - [Claude Code vs Windsurf](https://www.codevelocity.academy/en/compare/claude-code-vs-windsurf): Claude Code offers deeper autonomy and extensibility for developers who work in the terminal. Windsurf provides a smoother editor-based experience with its Cascade agentic mode. - [Claude Code vs Cline](https://www.codevelocity.academy/en/compare/claude-code-vs-cline): Claude Code is more capable as an autonomous agent with deeper tool integration. Cline is a solid free alternative for developers who want agentic features inside VS Code. - [Claude Code vs Aider](https://www.codevelocity.academy/en/compare/claude-code-vs-aider): Claude Code offers a more powerful agentic loop with deeper tool integration. Aider is an excellent open-source option with strong multi-model support and git-native editing. - [Claude Code vs Gemini CLI](https://www.codevelocity.academy/en/compare/claude-code-vs-gemini-cli): Claude Code is the more mature and capable agent with proven agentic workflows. Gemini CLI brings Google's models to the terminal with strong multimodal features but less agentic depth. - [Claude Code vs Codex CLI](https://www.codevelocity.academy/en/compare/claude-code-vs-codex-cli): Claude Code is the more proven and feature-rich terminal agent. Codex CLI is OpenAI's answer with competitive coding performance but a less mature agentic ecosystem. - [Claude Code vs Amazon Q Developer](https://www.codevelocity.academy/en/compare/claude-code-vs-amazon-q): Claude Code is the stronger autonomous coding agent. Amazon Q Developer is the better choice for teams deeply integrated with the AWS ecosystem and needing security scanning. - [Cursor vs GitHub Copilot](https://www.codevelocity.academy/en/compare/cursor-vs-copilot): Cursor is the better choice for developers who want deep AI integration with agentic multi-file editing. Copilot is ideal for developers who want fast inline completions inside their existing IDE without switching editors. - [Cursor vs Windsurf](https://www.codevelocity.academy/en/compare/cursor-vs-windsurf): Cursor has a larger community and more refined multi-model support. Windsurf offers a competitive experience at a lower price with its Cascade agentic mode and persistent memory. - [Aider vs Cline](https://www.codevelocity.academy/en/compare/aider-vs-cline): Aider is the best choice for terminal-first developers who want git-native workflows and broad model support. Cline is ideal for VS Code users who want an agentic experience with visual feedback and MCP extensibility. - [GitHub Copilot vs Windsurf](https://www.codevelocity.academy/en/compare/copilot-vs-windsurf): Copilot is the best choice for developers who want fast inline completions in their existing IDE with GitHub integration. Windsurf is better for developers seeking a dedicated AI editor with agentic multi-file capabilities. - [Cursor vs Cline](https://www.codevelocity.academy/en/compare/cursor-vs-cline): Cursor provides a more polished, all-in-one AI editing experience. Cline offers a free, model-flexible alternative with stronger MCP extensibility for developers who prefer open-source tools. - [Gemini CLI vs Codex CLI](https://www.codevelocity.academy/en/compare/gemini-cli-vs-codex-cli): Gemini CLI wins on context window size, multimodal input, and free-tier access. Codex CLI wins on sandboxed safety and access to OpenAI's reasoning models. Both are strong open-source options. ## Glossary of AI Coding Terms - [Agentic Coding](https://www.codevelocity.academy/en/glossary/agentic-coding): Agentic coding is a software development approach where an AI agent autonomously reads your codebase, writes code, runs ... - [Claude Code](https://www.codevelocity.academy/en/glossary/claude-code): Claude Code is Anthropic's terminal-based AI coding agent that operates directly in your development environment. It rea... - [Model Context Protocol (MCP)](https://www.codevelocity.academy/en/glossary/mcp-model-context-protocol): The Model Context Protocol (MCP) is an open standard created by Anthropic that provides a universal way to connect AI mo... - [CLAUDE.md](https://www.codevelocity.academy/en/glossary/claude-md): CLAUDE.md is a markdown configuration file placed in your project root that provides Claude Code with persistent, projec... - [AI Pair Programming](https://www.codevelocity.academy/en/glossary/ai-pair-programming): AI pair programming is a development workflow where a human developer works alongside an AI tool to write code collabora... - [Context Window](https://www.codevelocity.academy/en/glossary/context-window): A context window is the maximum number of tokens (words, code characters, and symbols) that an AI model can process in a... - [Coding Agent](https://www.codevelocity.academy/en/glossary/coding-agent): A coding agent is an AI-powered tool that can autonomously read files, write code, execute terminal commands, and iterat... - [Vibe Coding](https://www.codevelocity.academy/en/glossary/vibe-coding): Vibe coding is an informal approach to software development where a developer describes what they want in natural langua... - [AI Code Review](https://www.codevelocity.academy/en/glossary/ai-code-review): AI code review is the process of using artificial intelligence to automatically analyze source code for bugs, security v... - [Prompt Engineering for Code](https://www.codevelocity.academy/en/glossary/prompt-engineering-for-code): Prompt engineering for code is the practice of crafting clear, specific instructions that help AI coding tools produce a... - [Headless AI Agent](https://www.codevelocity.academy/en/glossary/headless-ai-agent): A headless AI agent is a coding agent that runs without a human-facing interface or real-time interaction. It executes t... - [Sub-Agents](https://www.codevelocity.academy/en/glossary/sub-agents): Sub-agents are parallel child processes spawned by a main AI coding agent to handle independent parts of a complex task ... - [AI Code Completion](https://www.codevelocity.academy/en/glossary/ai-code-completion): AI code completion is a feature in development tools that uses machine learning models to predict and suggest code as yo... - [Large Language Model (LLM)](https://www.codevelocity.academy/en/glossary/large-language-model): A large language model (LLM) is a deep learning system with billions of parameters, trained on vast datasets of text and... - [Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG)](https://www.codevelocity.academy/en/glossary/retrieval-augmented-generation): Retrieval-augmented generation (RAG) is an AI architecture that improves the accuracy of language model responses by ret... - [Tool Use](https://www.codevelocity.academy/en/glossary/tool-use): Tool use (also called tool calling) is the capability of a large language model to invoke external functions, APIs, or s... - [Function Calling](https://www.codevelocity.academy/en/glossary/function-calling): Function calling is an AI model capability where the model generates structured JSON arguments to invoke external functi... - [System Prompt](https://www.codevelocity.academy/en/glossary/system-prompt): A system prompt is a set of instructions provided to an AI model before the user's message that defines the model's beha... - [Temperature](https://www.codevelocity.academy/en/glossary/temperature): Temperature is a parameter in large language models that controls the randomness of the output. A temperature of 0 makes... - [Token](https://www.codevelocity.academy/en/glossary/token): A token is the fundamental unit of text that a large language model processes. Tokenization splits text into chunks—some... - [Fine-Tuning](https://www.codevelocity.academy/en/glossary/fine-tuning): Fine-tuning is the process of further training a pre-trained large language model on a smaller, task-specific dataset to... - [Code Generation](https://www.codevelocity.academy/en/glossary/code-generation): AI code generation is the process of using artificial intelligence to produce source code from natural language descript... - [AI Refactoring](https://www.codevelocity.academy/en/glossary/ai-refactoring): AI refactoring is the use of artificial intelligence to automatically restructure, simplify, and improve existing source... - [AI Testing](https://www.codevelocity.academy/en/glossary/ai-testing): AI testing is the application of artificial intelligence to software testing workflows—including generating unit tests, ... - [Multi-Modal AI](https://www.codevelocity.academy/en/glossary/multi-modal-ai): Multi-modal AI refers to artificial intelligence systems that can process, understand, and generate multiple types of da... - [Chain-of-Thought](https://www.codevelocity.academy/en/glossary/chain-of-thought): Chain-of-thought (CoT) prompting is a technique that encourages a large language model to break down complex problems in... - [Few-Shot Prompting](https://www.codevelocity.academy/en/glossary/few-shot-prompting): Few-shot prompting is a technique where you include a small number of example input-output pairs in your prompt to demon... - [Zero-Shot Prompting](https://www.codevelocity.academy/en/glossary/zero-shot-prompting): Zero-shot prompting is a technique where you instruct an AI model to perform a task without providing any examples of th... - [Embeddings](https://www.codevelocity.academy/en/glossary/embeddings): Embeddings are dense numerical vectors (arrays of floating-point numbers) that represent text, code, or other data in a ... - [Vector Database](https://www.codevelocity.academy/en/glossary/vector-database): A vector database is a specialized database designed to store, index, and search high-dimensional embedding vectors effi... - [Technical Debt](https://www.codevelocity.academy/en/glossary/technical-debt): Technical debt is the implied cost of future rework caused by choosing a quick, expedient solution now instead of a bett... ## AI Coding Tools Directory - [Claude Code](https://www.codevelocity.academy/en/tools/claude-code): Claude Code is Anthropic's agentic AI coding tool. It reads your codebase, runs commands, writes cod... - [Cursor](https://www.codevelocity.academy/en/tools/cursor): Cursor is an AI-native code editor forked from VS Code. It combines inline autocomplete, AI chat, an... - [GitHub Copilot](https://www.codevelocity.academy/en/tools/github-copilot): GitHub Copilot is an AI pair programming tool that provides inline code suggestions and chat directl... - [Cline](https://www.codevelocity.academy/en/tools/cline): Cline is an open-source AI coding agent that runs inside VS Code. It reads files, writes code, and e... - [Aider](https://www.codevelocity.academy/en/tools/aider): Aider is an open-source terminal-based AI pair programming tool. It connects to your git repo and ma... - [Gemini CLI](https://www.codevelocity.academy/en/tools/gemini-cli): Gemini CLI is Google's open-source terminal AI agent. It uses Gemini models to read codebases, execu... - [Codex CLI](https://www.codevelocity.academy/en/tools/codex-cli): Codex CLI is OpenAI's open-source terminal AI agent. It uses OpenAI models to read code, execute com... - [Amazon Q Developer](https://www.codevelocity.academy/en/tools/amazon-q-developer): Amazon Q Developer is AWS's AI coding assistant with inline suggestions, chat, and security scanning... - [Windsurf](https://www.codevelocity.academy/en/tools/windsurf): Windsurf is an AI-native code editor by Codeium with Cascade agentic mode, inline autocomplete, and ... - [Continue](https://www.codevelocity.academy/en/tools/continue-dev): Continue is an open-source AI code assistant that adds autocomplete, chat, and inline editing to VS ... ## Languages English, Portuguese, Spanish, Japanese, Korean, German, French, Chinese (Traditional), Italian, Turkish, Indonesian, Vietnamese, Polish, Hindi, Arabic, Russian, Chinese (Simplified), Thai, Bengali, Dutch, Ukrainian, Romanian, Swedish, Czech, Malay, Persian, Filipino, Greek, Hungarian, Hebrew ## Contact - Website: https://www.codevelocity.academy