[Golang] agentic coding workshop (free)
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### Goal
We try to learn how to generate code with AI, but also how to systematically review, critique, and improve AI-generated code using structured review processes.
### What we'll do
During this hands-on workshop, we will:
- Use agentic coding with Claude to build a small Go application.
- Explore and understand three different Claude skills/prompts for code analysis and review:
- https://github.com/DietrichGebert/ponytail
- https://github.com/ryanthedev/code-foundations
- https://github.com/dynamik-dev/bully/tree/main/agents
- Apply each review approach to the same application and compare the results.
- Analyze the strengths and weaknesses of each review style.
- Design our own code review prompt/command tailored for Go projects.
- Run our custom review against the application and evaluate the quality of the feedback.
- Discuss practical techniques for integrating AI-assisted code reviews into everyday development workflows.
### Prerequisites
- Basic Golang knowledge– you should be comfortable reading Go code and understand core concepts such as packages, functions, structs, error handling, and common tooling (e.g., `gofmt`, linters, and tests). You do not need to be an expert Go developer.
- A Claude account or equivalent – a free-tier one is sufficient.
- Basic understanding of code reviews – familiarity with concepts such as readability, maintainability, testing, error handling, performance considerations, and identifying common code smells. Prior experience conducting formal code reviews is helpful but not required.
- You must contribute ideas and be involved in the discussion
