AI for Developer Productivity
Daniel Sogl
As a software architect, consultant, and trainer, Daniel specializes in developing scalable web and mobile applications using Angular, Ionic, and Capacitor.
In this two-day workshop, you’ll learn how to supercharge your software development workflow with the help of generative AI – regardless of whether you work with Angular, React, Java, or backend technologies. Using Angular as the reference framework for practical demonstrations, we’ll explore how tools like GitHub Copilot and Claude can boost your productivity, accelerate feature development, and automate repetitive tasks such as testing, documentation, and code reviews.
You’ll gain a deep understanding of how large language models (LLMs) work, what AI agents are capable of, and how to assess risks and limitations of AI-assisted development. From fast proof-of-concepts to production-ready code, from building your own MCP-Server to integrating AI into your day-to-day workflows – this workshop combines foundational theory with live demos and hands-on exercises to help you use AI coding tools effectively and responsibly.
Whether you’re a frontend developer, backend engineer, or team lead, you’ll leave this workshop with actionable insights and practical skills to confidently apply AI tools in your own projects.
Agenda
Module 1: Foundations of Generative AI for Developers
- What is Generative AI?
- How do Large Language Models (LLMs) work?
- Tokens, Embeddings & Vectorization
- Generative AI vs Traditional AI
- Introduction to AI Agents
- Limitations, Risks, and Responsible Use
Module 2: AI Coding Tools in Practice
- Overview of tool categories (PoC builders, code generators, IDE integrations)
- Fast prototyping with tools like Bolt.new, V0.dev, Firebase Studio
- From idea to production: generating maintainable code
- Beyond code: Using AI for documentation, specs, and more
- Evaluation criteria: How to choose the right AI tool
Module 3: GitHub Copilot Deep Dive
- Current feature set (Inline, Chat, Edit, Agent Mode)
- How to write effective prompts for code generation
- Customizing Copilot with Custom Instructions
- Generating tests, documentation, and boilerplate
- Automating reviews and development tasks with Copilot
- Extending Copilot with MCP-Server integrations
Module 4: MCP-Server Integration & Development
- What is the Model Context Protocol (MCP)?
- Use cases for MCP-Servers (coding and non-coding)
- Connecting AI tools to external APIs and project data
- Hands-on: Building your own custom MCP-Server (TypeScript SDK)
Module 5: Wrap-Up and Next Steps
- Recap: Key insights & best practices
- Open Q&A and group discussion
- Ideas for integrating AI in your team
- Resources & suggested next steps
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Individual In-House Company Workshops
All of our workshops are also available remotely or in-house at any time.
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FAQs on our workshops
How do your workshops and courses work?
Our seminars around Angular are a mixture of lecture, live coding and actual exercises. Together we implement what we have learned during the workshop directly on a example project. This mixture guarantees that the course never gets boring and “hands-on” is required instead of gray theory.
Who is the Angular hands-on training designed for?
Our Angular hands-on workshop is aimed at anyone who wants to develop applications with Angular in the future or is already doing so and now wants to better understand the background, context and building blocks of the framework.
Participants should have basic knowledge of web development (basic knowledge of HTML and JavaScript).
For advanced Angular developers we offer advanced seminars and intensive trainings on specific use cases.
Where do the Angular workshops take place?
Our trainings take place as public workshops in seminar rooms at central hotels in Germany, Austria and Switzerland. In-House company workshops take place at your office or conference room.
All courses are also available as remote workshops, where we meet online in a virtual classroom and do the training via video calls, screen sharing and live coding.
Who are the trainers?
Our workshops are held by experienced trainers and software architects. In recent years, we have provided Angular training to well-known companies – including well-known banks, insurance companies, industrial groups. Trainers include well-known conference speakers, authors of books and professional articles, bloggers, Google Developer Experts and university lecturers.
At what times are the training sessions held?
Especially for dedicated company trainings, we are happy to accommodate you. Typical times are 9:00AM to 4:30PM / 5:00PM. Some of our English-language workshops are timed so that you can also attend at US friendly times.
Can we also book online training courses?
Absolutely. In fact, since the pandemic, this has been our main business model and we have had very good experience with it. We use a combination of screen sharing, interactive online whiteboards, and are happy to connect to your computer for support during the exercises if you wish. As with our on-site training, we use a combination of short presentations, discussions, live coding and hands-on labs.
Since there is no travel involved, you also save time and money. We can also respond more flexibly to your scheduling needs.
Can we adapt the training for our purposes?
Yes, very much so. In fact, that’s one of the benefits of dedicated corporate training. You are welcome to weight, shorten or add to our agenda proposals. As a rule, we also coordinate with your trainer about 2 weeks before the training. If you wish, we can also arrange it earlier.
Why Angular?
Among other things, Angular’s wide distribution speaks for itself, but also the fact that Google, an Internet giant that also uses the framework very intensively, is behind it. Google alone has over 2600 solutions based on it. Due to the wide distribution, there is a large community and thus a lot of know-how on the market as well as (free and commercial) products that are adapted to Angular. In addition, Angular provides much of what you need for large applications out of the box: test automation, form management, routing, etc. In this respect, you get a stack whose components are coordinated and work together in the long term.
How do you compensate for different prior knowledge?
The good news up front is that participants with different levels of prior knowledge are the rule, not the exception, in adult education. That’s why you’ll find optional fade-in hints and bonus exercises on our exercise sheets, for those who are a little faster. Of course, we also provide personal support for the exercises.
How many participants are recommended?
If you book a company training with us, we leave this decision to you in principle. However, experience shows that there should not be more than 15 participants, especially since a seminar lives very much from questions, discussions and practical exercises.
What software do we need?
Please install the following software packages on your computer:
– NodeJS in current version (we test with current LTS version).
– Angular CLI (npm i -g @angular/cli)
– Git
– Visual Studio (free) or WebStorm/IntelliJ (commercial)
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