Claude Code / Codex 101
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Claude Code / Codex 101
By the end of this workshop you’ll complete three shipped exercises:
- Personal portfolio website (create + maintain + deploy)
You’ll generate a clean site, edit it safely, push to GitHub, and deploy to a live URL (optional: custom domain + HTTPS). - Landing page + signup funnel (real business asset)
Build a simple landing page for an idea (event, service, product) with:
- clear sections (value prop, FAQ, pricing/CTA)
- a contact/signup form
- deployed live via GitHub → Render
(This is the fastest “I can actually use this tomorrow” win.)
- A tiny “Operator” web app (input → useful output)
Build a small web app with a form + database that does one job extremely well—examples:
- notes → structured brief
- intake → task list + email draft
- meeting → decisions + next steps
You’ll ship it as a real app with a URL you can share.
We’ll use a requirements-driven flow: define the job, define “done,” lock constraints—and land a deployment-ready web app you can actually use and share.
Cost: $100
What you need:
- A laptop
- Willingness to follow along and run commands (paint-by-number style)
- Optional: a real workflow/problem you want the app to handle (there will be time reserved to run your own projects!)
Workflow Examples:
- content generation for marketing, branding, story telling, etc.
- report and brief generation
- chatbot generation & management
- camera stream curation, transformation
- much and many more (and you can bring your own!)
Schedule:
- 6pm-8pm: We’ll get everyone running locally, then do a few tight iterations of the loop (requirements → plan → build → run → improve) until you’ve shipped a deployment-ready baseline. Repeat for each project.
- 8pm-9pm (choose-your-own): Apply the same template to your workflow/problem. I’ll help you adapt the app(s) to your “X” and get you pointed at a clean next step (and optionally deploy if you’re not already live).
Location
McCully Library Meeting Area
2211 S King St, Honolulu, HI 96826