- Prompting on instinct and hoping the output sticks
- Context blown halfway through, work lost, starting over
- Generated code you can read but would not sign your name to
- Watching people ship in an afternoon what took you a week
11full courses
244lessons
11standalone videos
3books included
01Why bother
Most developers are using AI at half speed.
The tools are not the problem. Everyone has the same models, the same editors, the same subscription. The difference is whether you have a process or whether you are winging it, one prompt at a time.
- A repeatable workflow you run on purpose, not by feel
- The CS underneath, so you catch the model when it is confidently wrong
- Patterns for orchestration, review, and keeping slop out of main
- Somewhere to ask when you are stuck, and get an answer from me
02The courses
Eleven full courses. All of them, today.
Not overview videos. Structured courses that go from the first prompt through orchestrated agents, and back down to the computer science holding it all up. Every one unlocks the minute you join.
1 sections · 4 lessons
(This is a work in progress) Learn to navigate, refactor, and debug million-line codebases with AI agents. Fork VS Code, wire in…
1 sections · 3 lessons
(This is a work in progress) SubSonic 2.x is over 20 years old, last built on .NET 3.5. My task is to upgrade it to .NET 10, and…
7 sections · 35 lessons
In this course you'll learn the patterns and techniques for using AI coding tools that programmers have adopted over the last few…
6 sections · 29 lessons
Learn how AI can help you in your everyday tasks without the hype and nonsense.
8 sections · 34 lessons
Over 6 hours of videos spread across 72 individual lessons. You'll learn about Data Structures and Algorithms, Cryptography,…
5 sections · 28 lessons
You'll learn the basics of SQL and databases using PostgreSQL and you'll have the time of your life doing it. We use a real set of…
2 sections · 13 lessons
Take control of your career and build a business to set you free
4 sections · 17 lessons
Trying to get in at one of the top tech companies in the world? If so, I have 5 hours of video for you, spread over 18 lessons.…
5 sections · 33 lessons
I have been using various JavaScript frameworks for my site, bigmachine.io, since 2017. That changed in March of 2024, when I threw…
4 sections · 16 lessons
Learn the high-powered, scalable, functional language that is taking the programming world by storm. Elixir is will change the way…
8 sections · 32 lessons
It's a book. It's a video course... It's both! You get a concise, conceptual approach to modern frontend web development with Vue…
03The video library
One topic, taken all the way down.
When a thing deserves an hour, it gets an hour. Eleven sessions in the library so far, and I add more every month. Real builds, real mistakes, nothing edited into a highlight reel.
A Real World Approach to PlaywrightData Structures and AlgorithmsLeverage Claude to Make Scripts Instead of Spending TokensNo More Slop CodeTest-driven Development In ActionThe Fabulous Linked ListTurning a Markdown Spec Into a Database - With Test Data!Understanding TokensUnderstanding the Context Window (and why Claude Halucinates)Using Claude Code to Learn Something NewWhat You Need To Know: May 2026
New sessions added every month
04And the rest
The library is the start, not the whole thing.
The books
The Imposter's Handbook, A Curious Moon, and The Imposter's Roadmap. Yours to download, in every format, for as long as you are a member.
The Discord
Members-only channels where the questions get answered. I am in there most days, and so is everybody else working through the same material.
Live build sessions
We pick something real and build it together, live, mistakes and all. Every session is recorded and lands in the library if you cannot make it.
Everything new
Whatever I make next is already included. No launch pricing you missed, no upgrade path, no second checkout. It just shows up in your account.
05From members
What it does to the way you work.
Rob does not pretend to know everything, and there are still problems to solve in real life afterwards. But I have been able to take the foundations straight into my daily work. I feel more in control of the process I use with Claude, and I have been able to align it with the way I need to work.
JN
Jonas Nissen
Senior Programmer, Manager
Just got home from work where we did an AI hackathon with the HR department. It was a big success, and it made me realize what I have learned here. The process of interviewing, developing, and verifying is already so normal for me now. The discussions and experiences definitely prepared me for the AI era.
AF
Andrew Flerman
Senior Developer, Parity
One price, everything
$279/ year
about $23a month · less than one course
- All 11 courses, 244 lessons, start to finish
- The full video library, 11 sessions and counting
- All three books, in every format, downloadable
- Members-only Discord, with me in it
- Live build sessions, plus every recording
- Everything I publish next, at no extra cost
Cancel any time from your account. No questions, no retention call.
06Before you ask
The honest answers.
What happens right after I pay?
Stripe hands you back to Big Machine, your account is created or matched by email, and every course, video, and download is open. It takes seconds, not a support ticket.
Do I keep the books if I cancel?
The files you have downloaded are yours. The library, the videos, and the Discord close at the end of the term you paid for. Nothing is clawed back mid-year.
Is this a subscription or a one-time thing?
It renews yearly at $279 and you can cancel in one click from your account page. If you would rather own a single course outright, most of them are still sold on their own.
I already bought a course. Does that count?
It stays yours forever, membership or not. If you bought something recently and are about to join, email me at rob@bigmachine.io and I will sort it out.
How much of this is AI content?
A good half. The rest is the durable stuff: computer science, PostgreSQL, Rails, Elixir, frontend, career. The models change every six months. Those do not.
Can my company buy this for the team?
Yes. Email rob@bigmachine.io with a seat count and I will send an invoice your finance department will accept.