5-Day Free Course · Software Engineering

Design Patterns: Code That Scales With the Team

The original Gang of Four patterns explained with modern Python and TypeScript code. Creational, structural, and behavioral patterns — when to use each, when to skip it, and the real-world codebases where you will see every one of them.

5 days self-paced
Free forever
Text + external video refs
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No videos. On purpose.

This is a text-first course that links out to the best supporting material on the internet instead of trying to replace it. The goal is to make this the best course on software design patterns and architecture you can find — even without producing a single minute of custom video.

Practitioner-tested, not vendor marketing

This course is built by people who ship production software systems for a living. It reflects how things actually work on real projects — not how the documentation describes them.

Code you can run, not demos you can watch

Every day has working code snippets you can paste into your editor and run right now. The emphasis is on understanding what each line does, not memorizing syntax.

Links to the canonical sources

Instead of shooting videos that go stale in six months, Precision AI Academy links to the definitive open-source implementations, official documentation, and the best conference talks on the topic.

Completes in 5 one-hour sessions

Each day is designed to finish in about an hour of focused reading plus hands-on work. You can do the whole course over a week of lunch breaks. No calendar commitment, no live classes, no quizzes.

The 5 Days

Each day stands alone. Read them in order for the full picture, or jump straight to the day that answers the question you have today.

The best external videos on this topic.

Instead of shooting our own videos, Precision AI Academy links to the best deep-dives already on YouTube. Watch them alongside the course. All external, all free, all from builders who ship this stuff.

Read the source. Every line.

The best way to understand any technology is to read the production-grade implementations that prove it works. These repositories implement patterns from every day of this course.

Three kinds of people read this.

Engineers in Code Reviews

You keep seeing patterns you recognize but can't name. This course gives you the vocabulary to discuss design decisions precisely.

Architects Designing Systems

You need shared vocabulary with your team. This course covers the patterns your engineers already know but may not be applying consistently.

Developers Reading Framework Source

React, Django, and Express all implement these patterns. This course helps you read framework internals with recognition instead of confusion.

Want to Go Deeper in Person?

The 2-day in-person Precision AI Academy bootcamp covers software design patterns and architecture hands-on. 5 U.S. cities. $1,490. 40 seats max. June–October 2026 (Thu–Fri).

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