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Leverage AI to boost your productivity as a developer: Use GitHub Copilot, Cursor AI and ChatGPT for efficient coding

4.5
7,638 reviews

Created by: Academind by Maximilian Schwarzmüller

Last updated January 2026

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Based on the ratings of 7,638 students, a sample of their written reviews and the syllabus, as the course stood in January 2026. No course pays to be reviewed.

This is Academind's course on using AI inside your editor, taught by Maximilian Schwarzmüller. It runs about 8 hours across 147 lectures and covers GitHub Copilot, Cursor, a little ChatGPT, and a REST API built with those tools. The syllabus gives Copilot the biggest block, roughly 167 minutes, with Cursor spread over three sections. It asks for basic programming knowledge and nothing about AI. About 43,000 students have enrolled, and the 7,638 reviews average 4.5 stars.

Most of the sample is four or five stars. Reviewers call the concepts clear and easy to follow, describe it as a great starting point, and say the instructor knows his material. The complaints are consistent, though. Some found it thin, closer to a tour of where to click than real depth. Others point to leftover sections marked obsolete or skip, and a final project that turns into plain Express server work with little AI in it. One reviewer found the many 2 to 3 minute videos choppy.

The January 2026 update added new Copilot and Cursor sections, yet reviewers writing months later still say it needs another pass. Treat it as a quick orientation, not a deep dive. If you are new to these tools and comfortable with basic code, it is a sensible way to start. If you already use them, the reviews suggest it will feel light.

Best forDevelopers who have never used Copilot or Cursor and want a practical first pass at both.
Skip it ifYou already use Copilot or Cursor daily and want agents, orchestration or advanced workflows.

Pros

  • Copilot gets about 167 minutes, covering suggestions, chat and unit test generation
  • Cursor is split into basics, advanced, and a Composer section
  • Reviewers call the explanations clear and easy to follow, even for newcomers
  • Ends with a REST API project that uses AI from planning through bug fixing

Cons

  • Some older sections are marked obsolete or skip, which pads the 8 hours
  • The final project drifts into ordinary Express server coding with little AI use
  • No agents or orchestration, and many 2 to 3 minute lectures break the flow
Excellent course! It covers GitHub Copilot, Cursor AI, and ChatGPT in a very practical and hands-on way. Great for developers looking to boost productivity with AI tools.
Utkarsh GB, a student

Labeled All Levels, but it assumes basic programming. It suits developers new to AI tools, not people new to code.

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What you will learn

  • Use GitHub Copilot to write, test and improve code with AI suggestions
  • Configure and fine-tune GitHub Copilot chat for your requirements as a developer
  • Generate and enhance code with Cursor AI
  • Use Cursor AI smart suggestions, completions, Composer and chat
  • Plan projects and create assets with ChatGPT or other external AI services
  • Understand prompt engineering essentials to get the most accurate AI outputs
  • Build a complete demo project (REST API) leveraging GitHub Copilot, Cursor AI and ChatGPT

Course content

7 sections · 147 lectures · 8 hours of video 7 articles

  1. 1Getting Started 4 free previews7 lectures · 13 min
  2. 2Leverage GitHub Copilot Suggestions & Chat 3 free previews51 lectures · 2.8 hours
  3. 3Cursor Basics20 lectures · 41 min
  4. 4Cursor Advanced15 lectures · 59 min
  5. 5Introducing Cursor AI: Smart Suggestions, Chat and Composer18 lectures · 50 min
  6. 6ChatGPT Or Other External AI Services: Use-Cases During Development7 lectures · 15 min
  7. 7Practice Project: Creating a REST API with AI29 lectures · 2.3 hours

Who it is for

The instructor says it suits

  • Developers looking to boost productivity with GitHub Copilot, Cursor and other AI tools
  • Anyone curious about AI-driven development and seeking hands-on experience with real projects

What you need before you start

  • Basic understanding of programming concepts is required
  • Familiarity with GitHub is recommended but not required
  • No prior AI experience necessary to succeed in this course

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Course Description

Jan 2026: Course updated with brand-new sections on GitHub Copilot & Cursor

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This is THE course developers should take to leverage AI efficiently!

AI is not a threat - it’s an incredibly powerful tool that can help you become an even more efficient and productive developer. While AI can generate code snippets and assist with routine tasks, it still needs your developer knowledge to create safe, reliable and complex applications. This course is all about teaching you how to combine your developer skills with AI tools to boost your developer productivity.

By learning how to use AI tools like GitHub Copilot and Cursor AI efficiently, you can make routine coding tasks faster and easier, leaving you more time to focus on the most important and creative aspects of development. This course shows you exactly how to do that.

You’ll discover how to integrate AI seamlessly into your workflow, ensuring that it complements your knowledge without replacing the essential role you play as a developer. AI is here to enhance, not replace, your skills.

Through practical demos with GitHub Copilot, Cursor AI and external services like ChatGPT, you’ll learn how to leverage AI to improve your coding speed, enhance productivity, and solve complex challenges more efficiently. Whether you’re just starting out or already have experience, this course will teach you how to use these tools to your advantage.

What’s in this course?

  • Introduction to GitHub Copilot: Learn what GitHub Copilot is. Explore its core features like code suggestions, chat and contextual code assistance.

  • Advanced GitHub Copilot Usage: Dive into more advanced features such as generating unit tests, configuring chat settings and understanding how to prompt the AI for more complex tasks.

  • Mastering Cursor AI: Discover how Cursor helps with code completion, chat, Cursor Composer and smart suggestions to make coding faster and more intuitive.

  • External AI Tools: Learn how to integrate external services like ChatGPT into your workflow to streamline tasks like project planning, researching and even asset generation.

  • Real-World Practice Project: I’ll walk you through creating a REST API from scratch using AI tools. From planning and structuring the app to generating code, implementing features and fixing errors, you’ll see how AI tools can assist every step of the way.

  • Prompt Engineering Essentials: Learn how to fine-tune your prompts to get the best outputs from AI, helping you avoid common pitfalls and optimize efficiency.

  • Debugging and Troubleshooting with AI: See how AI tools can assist with error detection, fixing bugs and improving your code’s overall quality.

This course is short, practical, and straight to the point, designed to equip you with everything you need to start boosting your productivity right away.

I think the future of development is about collaboration between AI and developers—and this course teaches you the tools you need to do so.

Check out the full curriculum, watch the free preview videos and enrol now to take your coding efficiency to the next level with AI!
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Instructor Details

Academind by Maximilian Schwarzmüller

Bundling the courses and know how of successful instructors, Academind strives to deliver high quality online education. 

Online Education, Real-Life Success - that's what Academind stands for. Learn topics like web development, data analyses and more in a fun and engaging way.

We've taught more than 3,000,000 students on a broad variety of topics. We'd love to teach you as well! :)

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By Nazaqat Mohammed on 8/28/2026

yes but it would have been better if it was only focused on Cursor AI so that it would be a shorter course and focused and I could compete it from start to finish and receive some type of satisfaction that I completed the entire course.

By Peter Domokos on 5/28/2026

As always, delivered in an engaging way. Thoroughly covered content; and I especially like the fact that when updating the course, the old material is not immediately removed, but kept around to give those a chance who started before the update to finish what they started.

By Hubert Arciszewski on 4/30/2026

I was expecting a more depth. I came here from Max Docker course which I totally love. Has taken 2 other and was soo bored and Max deliver Docker perfectly. I was expecting from this course to learn a little bit more. However it was like a brief YT explanation to how use tool, where to click. I learned few subtle things. However that's not that much for a paid course. To be honest I'm disappointed.

By Geoff Wild on 4/24/2026

Took it mainly for cursor, course could use some more updates. Presenter is well knowledgeable.

By Christian Langis on 4/10/2026

I am doing a side project on the side as I listen to the lessons, to apply what I just learned, and I have to say, Cursor is impressive. I may have to go through the course once again because it is a lot to take in at once. But It is very well explained and certainly has everything one needs to get started!

By Pavel H on 3/31/2026

Very interesting course. It's great that it's been updated quite recently. The most of other Udemy courses are heavily outdated, so this course is a very nice exception. The course has two distinct parts. The first one a walks you through different Copilot and Cursor features. I really enjoyed it. The second part should be practical and demonstrate using AI on a real project. This was however a bit boring for me. It was simply writing a few prompts and modifying the results manually. No advanced features from the first part were used. I increased the playing speed and then clicked through the videos. It was ok, but not very useful for me. Nevertheless, the course is overall very good and I recommend it.

By Valerij Lobanov on 3/26/2026

Great Course what's Amazing that the course is updated. So I bought this course a year ago watched it. And I have appllied knowledge of it in my daily job. Than I saw oh the course was updated. I watched it again and get new knowledge. Great job Max.

By Sean Hickey on 2/20/2026

Should provide more examples using some of the more advanced features within copilot (Skills, prompt files, custom agents, etc.). Otherwise, it's a great introduction to show you what's available within copilot.

By Albert-Rolan Timashev on 2/19/2026

Great course! It would be nice to have more in-depth sections on planning new project and refactoring the existing projects, especially complex ones with both frontend and backend in a mono-repo or in the separate repos (e.g. opened in a single workspace).

By Ángela María López Moya on 2/4/2026

Fue un buen curso, aprendí mucho. Sería bueno que se le hiciera una depuración y se borraran los vídeos en donde el instructor menciona que están viejos y se pueden saltar.

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  • Lectures:147 in 7 sections
  • Students:43,400
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