Where to Start
You don't need a CS degree.
You need a starting point.
Two tracks, woven together. One is about understanding what AI is actually doing under the hood so you stop feeling lost. The other is the practical stuff — GitHub, Vercel, domains, the words you keep hearing but nobody defined for you. Read them in any order.
What Is Actually Happening
AI isn't searching the web. Here's what it's actually doing.
ReadBuilding ThingsGitHub Basics
What a repo is, why it matters, and how to get your work off your laptop.
ReadUnderstanding AITokens and Context
Why Claude forgets things, and what you can do about it.
ReadBuilding ThingsDeploy in Minutes
How Vercel puts your project on the internet in about 30 seconds.
ReadUnderstanding AIModels Explained
Haiku, Sonnet, Opus — what's the difference and when does it matter.
ReadBuilding ThingsCloudflare and Domains
What Cloudflare does and why your site needs it.
ReadUnderstanding AIWhat Is an Agent
The difference between asking Claude something and having Claude do something.
ReadBuilding ThingsWhat Is Markdown
The .md file format — why it travels so well and where it shows up.
ReadUnderstanding AIProjects and Memory
How to give Claude a longer memory than a single conversation.
ReadBuilding ThingsFinding and Using Skills
How to find Claude skills on GitHub and install them in Claude Code.
ReadUnderstanding AIChat vs. Co-work
Two ways to use Claude. Which one is right for what you're doing.
ReadBuilding ThingsStatic vs. Backend
What "static site" means, and when you need a backend.
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