Carlos Mavros

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Welcome to my corner of the internet.

The premise of this project is simple — share my insights in a format that is helpful for people that don't know where to start developing their practical AI skills.

Someone once told me — learn about AI — it's the future. That is incorrect, and let me explain why.

For a brief period of time in the last decade a very small percentage of engineers that worked in big AI labs did make crazy amounts of money — but we are talking about the 1% of the 1% of the 1% — and the reality is that these brilliant minds have made AI what it is today: a commodity.

So in a world where AI is a commodity you don't really need to understand it (no need to get a math PhD), you need to use it.

Like any technological revolution before this one, machine always wins — so learn how to use it. You wouldn't do food delivery on a horse, would you?

So welcome everyone, and let's have some fun.

P.S.: I write to you from Cyprus — all the courses and notes will be in English. I speak Greek, Spanish, Catalan and English — so if you want to reach out do it in any language that feels comfortable.

Courses

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Hands-on interactive courses — learn by doing.

Dev Environment for Engineers

10 lessons Beginner to Intermediate ~4 hours

A hands-on course that turns scientists and engineers into confident operators of real development environments — terminals, Linux, Git, SSH, Docker, and more.

Software Engineering Fundamentals & Systems Thinking

20 lessons Intermediate ~30–40 hours

Architecture, trade-offs, patterns, and systems thinking — for engineers who want to design systems, not just use tools.

Articles

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Essays written by me — thoughts, experiences, and opinions.

Think Like an Engineer, Not a Passenger

AI is not replacing engineers. It’s replacing engineers who don’t think. The train is at the station — get on.

You Still Need to Know This Stuff

AI writes your code now. But you still need to understand terminals, Linux, Git, and SSH. Here’s why.

Docs

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AI-written manuals and reference guides — curated and reviewed by me.

Claude Code and the Agentic Future of Software Engineering

Docs

How Claude Code is transforming software engineering with agentic AI workflows, structured memory, and autonomous coding — with real examples and production insights.