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Windsurf Beginner to Pro: Build Production Web Apps with AI (Udemy.com)

Use Windsurf (vibe coding) to build and ship full Next.js web apps. Includes MCP, custom rules, auth, payments + more!

Created by: Tom Phillips

Last updated October 2026

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What you will learn

  • Follow best practices for using Windsurf AI in real-world development
  • Build and deploy full-stack apps with modern technologies
  • Leverage AI to accelerate development workflows
  • Implement authentication, authorization, and billing with Clerk
  • Design clean, accessible, and responsive UIs with Shadcn UI & Tailwind CSS
  • Model and manage relational data using Drizzle ORM and Neon PostgreSQL
  • Deploy and scale full-stack applications with Vercel and environment best practices

How it compares

Against the other 815 rated Udemy courses in Web Development on CourseDuck:

  • Rating4.7 out of 5higher than 86% of them
  • Reviews25#798 of 816 by number of reviews
  • Length3.4 hoursshorter than 75% of them
  • Last updatedOctober 2026more recently than 99% of them

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Course Description

Build production-grade full-stack apps faster than ever by combining the power of Windsurf with the best modern web tools: Next.js 15, TypeScript, Tailwind CSS, Shadcn UI, Drizzle ORM, Clerk, and Neon PostgreSQL.

In this project-based course you'll build ProStoic, a mindful journaling app where users can log personal reflections and use Mirror Mode, an AI-powered feature that analyzes challenges through a Stoic lens and offers practical steps to move forward based on Stoic philosophy. You’ll implement full authentication, role-based access, and a SaaS-style subscription system, all while letting Windsurf do 100% of the coding. AKA Vibe Coding!

That's right: the entire app is built by prompting Windsurf. No manual coding required. You'll see how to guide Windsurf from a blank repo to a deployed, production-ready app using Code Mode, structured prompting, and Windsurf Rules and Windsurf Workflows to steer the AI and get high-quality, secure, and reliable code output.

You'll also use MCP (Model Context Protocol) to seamlessly connect to your Neon PostgreSQL database and generate seed data, schemas, and queries via Drizzle ORM, all through AI.

Learn how to:

  • Build a full-stack SaaS app from scratch using only Windsurf prompts

  • Use Agent Mode and Windsurf Rules to drive consistent, secure, and accurate development

  • Connect to Neon and populate relational data via MCP + Drizzle

  • Implement auth, access control, and Stripe billing with Clerk

  • Build beautiful, accessible UIs using Shadcn UI + Tailwind CSS

  • Deploy with Vercel using production-ready environment configs

By the end you'll have a fully functional app, ProStoic, and the practical workflow to build real apps with AI. This isn't just about watching code get generated; it's about learning how to think, prompt, and steer AI like a pro developer.

If you're ready to stop hand-typing boilerplate and start building with AI the smart way, this is the course for you.

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Instructor Details

Tom Phillips

Tom is a web developer and instructor with nearly two decades of experience building software and teaching modern development skills.

Today, his focus is on agentic engineering, coding with AI, AI-assisted software development, and modern developer workflows. His courses show developers and technical professionals how to use tools like GitHub Copilot and AI coding agents to plan, build, test, debug, and improve software more effectively.

Rather than treating AI as a simple autocomplete tool, Tom teaches practical agentic coding workflows that reflect how software development is evolving. From working with AI agents and context to using instructions, skills, tools, automation, testing, and modern full-stack development practices.

His courses are fast-paced, practical, and project-based, with a strong focus on real-world skills you can apply immediately. Topics include AI coding, GitHub Copilot, agentic engineering, web development, Next.js, TypeScript, React, and modern software engineering.

Tom regularly updates his courses to keep pace with the rapidly changing AI development landscape, helping learners spend less time sorting through outdated information and more time learning how to build faster and work more effectively with AI.

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Reviews

4.7

25 ratings on Udemy

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By Charlotte Berry on 10/3/2026

the class has been good so far. I have had to look up some equivalencies since I am working with Devin Desktop. But I have been able to implement every step in the lecture successfully.

By Keith on 9/30/2026

It is a great course for a complete beginner just wanting to learn the basics. The instructor gives excellent-and very valuable-guidance for how to add rule to the Windsurf (now Devin) environment and the use of "context" to guide Windsurf/Devin in generating more focused, relevant, higher quality code.

By Nico van der Gryp on 7/2/2026

Very clear explanations

By Gonzalo Piffaretti on 2/3/2026

This was great. I've been working the 'old' way and this was a very practical course for understanding where software development is going, and the potential that's being unblocked by AI.

By Erika De Los Cobos on 1/20/2026

lo estoy tomando en 2026 y ya hay varias cosas que son diferentes respecto a actualizaciones, aun asi sigue siendo util

By Andy A on 1/8/2026

Thanks to Tom for producing this course that covered windsurf quite comprehensively. The course is a time saver because it is very well-organized to build the concepts progressively.

By Mg on 10/23/2025

If you are interested in Windsurf AI, this course is an excellent choice. Tom explains everything in a way that's easy to follow. The biggest takeaway for me was learning how to use Windsurf’s rule system—especially the clever technique of creating a rule that generates other rules. I also discovered how to use MCP to generate stub database data, which sparked my curiosity about exploring other MCPs. Another highlight was seeing how third-party vendors support markdown copy features, allowing you to insert context directly into Windsurf chats or rules. It’s important to note that this course focuses on building apps quickly with Windsurf AI and integrating third-party tools through its chat and rule-based system. It’s not a Next.js tutorial. I enjoyed taking this short course.

By Carol Emma on 10/19/2025

Great course covering all the relevant features of Windsurf. Learned a lot specifically on more advanced things like custom workflows

By Ramanath Pai on 5/2/2026

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Overall Score : 94 / 100