About us
🚀 Le Wagon Australia - Learn, Build & Connect
Welcome to Le Wagon Australia Meetup — a community of curious minds and builders keen to explore tech, upskill, and future-proof themselves, or even launch their own products.
We run short, hands-on Workshops (2–4 hours) published here on Meetup. If you’re looking for a deeper dive into Software & AI, Data Engineering, Data Science & AI, or Data Analytics, we also offer immersive bootcamps, full-time (5–10 weeks) or part-time (13–24 weeks), to help you level up quickly.
👉 Learn more on our website: lewagon.com/melbourne
🌏 Why join us?
- Hands-On Learning: Dive into coding, data, and AI through engaging sessions for all levels.
- Inspiring Talks & Workshops: Hear from industry leaders, alumni, and innovators shaping the future.
- Meaningful Connections: Meet fellow learners, founders, and professionals who share your curiosity.
- AI-Driven Future: Many of our events now focus on AI, giving you tools and insights to thrive in a changing world.
👩💻 Who is it for?
Everyone! From absolute beginners curious about coding to entrepreneurs, designers, and engineers looking to sharpen their skills. Our events spark ideas, build confidence, and open doors.
✨ Our vibe:
Inclusive, supportive, creative, and open-minded. We believe it's important to grow, especially in a fast-changing landscape.
Upcoming events
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Learn to use Claude with a Senior Developer and Build your App
41 Stewart Street, 41 Stewart St, Melbourne VIC 3121, Australia, Melbourne, AUKeen to get started with building your App prototype using AI?
➡️➡️➡️ To register for the event, REGISTER HERE (this is a paid event) ⬅️⬅️⬅️
Claude can generate an app in minutes. Getting one that works, looks good, and holds together takes skill. In this hands-on day, you'll watch a senior developer build an app with Claude, see the thinking and decisions behind every step, and then build your own with expert help on hand.
This is not a demo. By the end of the day, your app will be running somewhere you can share it.
How the day works- Watch and learn. After a short introduction, you'll watch the instructor build a simple app with Claude, including the decisions made along the way.
- Plan your idea. You'll get clear on what you want to build and what the first version should be. Claude will interview you to uncover anything you've missed, and you'll finish with a solid plan before any building starts.
- Build with Claude. You'll spend a solid chunk of the day building back and forth with Claude, following your plan and learning how to give feedback that gets better results.
- Level up. Once your core features are working, you'll learn simple design and UX techniques to turn an app that feels "vibe coded" into one that feels properly developed.
- Launch it. You'll deploy your app to a live, shareable link, with Claude handling the setup so you can focus on your product.
- Take it further. Short demos, then take-home advice and homework for building your own Claude workflow.
You'll learn how to:
✅ Turn a rough idea into a clear plan and first version
✅ Use Claude to interview you and shape the plan before building
✅ Write prompts and give feedback that produce better results
✅ Spot and fix common problems in AI-generated apps
✅ Improve design and user experience with simple, practical techniques
✅ Understand how production web apps fit together, and direct Claude to connect the pieces
✅ Deploy your app and share it with the world
✅ Build your own Claude workflow, and get better results using fewer tokens
Much of the learning happens naturally as we build, so the day follows the group's needs rather than a fixed script.
Why learn with a senior developer?
Anyone can paste a prompt and accept what comes back. A senior developer knows what to look for: where generated code is fragile, when the design isn't working, and which decisions Claude shouldn't be left to make alone. You'll get that judgement live, while building your own project.
What you'll take home- Your own app, built and live online
- A personal Claude workflow to keep using after the workshop
- The confidence to plan, build, and improve apps with AI
- The judgement to know when to trust Claude and when to step in
The day at a glance (a rough guide)
The instructor works flexibly and will adjust the day to what makes sense for the group, so treat this as a guide rather than a fixed schedule.- 10:00am: Welcome and introduction
- Late morning: Watch the instructor build an app with Claude, then get clear on your own idea and plan
- Lunch
- Afternoon: Build your app with Claude, then level up the design and UX
- Late afternoon: Deploy your app, demos, and take-home advice
- Finish: around [end time]
Who it's for
Beginners, bootcamp students, aspiring developers, designers, product thinkers, and anyone curious about building with Claude. No advanced coding experience needed, just curiosity and a willingness to experiment.
Your instructor
Mitchell from The Earth is Square is a Senior with over 7 years of experience and is a passionate teacher looking to excel your skills
What you need to bring- A laptop and charger
- An app idea (something simple is perfect)
- A paid Claude plan (required). The workshop uses Claude Code, which isn't available on the free plan. The Pro plan (30$) is the minimum - which limits you to 4h of using Claude. Building an app uses a lot of capacity, so we'll show you how to work efficiently and stretch your usage. Setup instructions will be emailed a few days before.
➡️➡️➡️ To register for the event, REGISTER HERE (this is a paid event) ⬅️⬅️⬅️
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