Course

Introduction to Developer Efficiency with Gemini on Google Cloud («DEVEFF»)

Generative AI is now at the center of transforming how software is designed, built, run, and managed. For developers, Gen AI is a powerful tool for making coding more efficient and using APIs, such as the Gemini and PaLM APIs, within their applications.
Duration 1 day
Price 850.–
Course documents Official Google Cloud courseware

Course facts

Key Learnings
  • Understanding the efficiency challenges in a developer workflow and how generative AI can make developers more efficient
  • Using Gemini Code Assist to more efficiently write code for your applications
  • Using Gemini in Google Cloud to quickly summarize your application logs
  • Explaining the fundamentals of prompt design when using Gemini Code Assist
  • Integrating the Gemini and PaLM APIs in your applications to use generative AI
  • Exploring available models in Vertex AI Model Garden
Content

In this course, you are introduced to how generative AI can be used to make developers more efficient at writing code and implementing new features into applications. You will also explore available models in Vertex AI Model Garden.

1 Developer Efficiency on Google Cloud

  • Developer workflows and efficiency challenges
  • Developer efficiency on Google Cloud
  • AI-powered developer tools on Google Cloud
  • Developer workflows with LLMs
  • Describe efficiency challenges that developers face.
  • Understand how AI-powered tools on Google Cloud can improve developer efficiency
  • Describe developer workflows when using large language models (LLMs)

2 Using Gemini Throughout the Development Lifecycle

  • Introduction to Gemini for Google Cloud
  • Cloud Code and Gemini Code Assist
  • Generating and completing code by using Gemini Code Assist
  • Understanding logs using Gemini
  • Use Gemini Code Assist to more efficiently write code for your applications
  • Use Gemini in Google Cloud to quickly summarize your application logs
  • Lab: Using Gemini Throughout the Software Development Lifecycle

3 Prompt Design for Gemini

  • Why prompt design is important
  • General prompt design tips
  • Prompt design for Gemini
  • Explain the fundamentals of prompt design when using Gemini Code Assist
  • Lab: Prompt Design for Gemini Code Assist

4 Leveraging Codey in Developer Workflows

  • Vertex AI Gemini and PaLM API
  • Code generation and completion with Codey
  • Vertex AI Studio
  • Using the Codey API in your code
  • Fine-tuning Codey for specific use cases
  • Use the Vertex AI Gemini API, PaLM API, and Codey for code generation
  • Integrate Codey into applications by using the API
  • Fine-tune Codey for specific use cases
  • Lab: Leveraging Codey in Your Applications

5 Discovering Model APIs Using Vertex AI Model Garden

  • Vertex AI Model Garden
  • Model types and solutions
  • Model Registry and model deployment
  • Fine-tuning models
  • Understand the role of Vertex AI Model Garden
  • Explore models available in Vertex AI Model Garden
  • Lab: Exploring Vertex AI Model Garden
Requirements

Completion of the following course or equivalent knowledge:

    Google Cloud Fundamentals: Core Infrastructure («GCPFCI»)

    1 day
    • Basel, Berne, Geneva, Lausanne, Zürich
    CHF
    850.–
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Products

  • Gemini Code Assist
  • Gemini for Google Cloud
  • Codey
  • Vertex AI Studio
  • Vertex AI Model Garden

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