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Code for Creatives · Aug 2026
Justin
re: your application — watch this before you write back
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What you wrote, and what Alex wrote back×
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What you said you'd build
“A dynamic visualization of future jobs (and how a kid my age would build towards these) that will be possible when Gen Alpha comes of working age.”
Your application, 22 August
And how you want to feel about AI
“hopeful”
From Alex

hi justin,

i read your application before i hit record, and the video above is me answering it rather than a form email.

- alex

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The closest three, and what nobody has built×

Three people built other kinds of pattern-and-signal visualizers.

A data visualization tool about future careers and how young people can prepare for them. Nobody here has built one.

Trend/Signal Database

Lisa Hair Konishi · Cohort 3

A personal research tool that gathers signals from RSS feeds and builds a map of bigger-picture patterns and convergences happening in the world.

Lisa built a research tool that pulls signals from RSS feeds and maps the bigger patterns forming, the closest thing to what you're picturing.

visual-sentences.pages.dev

Adil Zeshan · Cohort 3

A sentence-length visualizer that shows how long each sentence in a piece of writing is, tested against a Churchill speech.

Adil built a tool that visualizes the shape of writing sentence by sentence, a different subject but the same instinct to make a pattern visible.

Tennis Rivalry Tracker

Kate Malekoff · Cohort 2

A site tracking stats for the Alcaraz vs. Sinner tennis rivalry, built purely out of sports fandom.

Kate built a stats tracker for a tennis rivalry, a smaller example of turning ongoing data into something you can watch change.

3 of 46 projects across three cohorts
People who started where you're starting×
Lisa Hair Konishi · Cohort 3
i want to develop buildable skills (personal research system, fun way to navigate boring websites, chief of staff), and i'd eventually like to help my friends build cool things they want to do.
Built Trend/Signal Database.
Adil Zeshan · Cohort 3
I feel that clarity is a prerequisite for confidence, and I don't have much of the former.
Built visual-sentences.pages.dev.
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Questions people ask before they say yes×
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Do I need to know how to code?
No. Claude writes the code. You describe what you want. The hard part is knowing what you want and being able to say it clearly, which is a creative skill, not a technical one.
Do I need to use the terminal? I'm no hacker.
Classic hacker response. Real hackers never think they're hackers. Also, no - you can run Claude Code entirely from the Claude desktop app if the terminal is not your thing.
What actually happens each week?
One live weekly lesson (with multiple sessions that cover the same material so everyone can find a time that works for them). Plus weekly office hours, plus a Slack channel that stays busy between sessions. New this round: a full week on taste, run with Sublime. At the start you'll pick something you want to build by the end (this can and often will change). Then, at the end, we'll do a show+tell where you share what you've made.
What if I fall behind?
There's no such thing. The race is long and only with yourself. You're exactly where you need to be. Also sessions are recorded and the recordings do not expire. Also the learning happens when you're able to receive it. No rush, no foul.
What do I need on my computer?
A Mac or a PC made in roughly the last five years, and a Claude subscription. That is it. You do not need a powerful machine because none of the work happens on it. We walk through the whole setup live in week one, and there is a written guide if you want to do it early.
Can I retake it?
Yes you can and guess what? It's free. A lot of students end up retaking it because this stuff all changes so fast. Spots for retakers are limited.
What is Sublime and why are they involved?
Sublime is a tool for collecting and connecting the things you read and save, built by people who care a lot about taste. They are partnering on Cohort Four, and they are running the week on taste with us. If you came here from Sublime, this is the same cohort, not a different one.
What if the tools change and this becomes outdated?
The tools will change. That is guaranteed. What transfers is describing what you want clearly, iterating with a machine that gets things wrong, and building systems that solve your specific problem instead of a generic one. Claude Code today, something else in two years, same job.

Everything else is at codeforcreatives.com/faq.

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Cohort Four — the details×
Starts
Mon 28 Sept 2026
Last session
Week of 2 Nov
Runs for
Six weeks
  • One live lesson a week, run several times so you can find a slot that works.
  • Weekly office hours, and a Slack that stays busy in between.
  • A full week on taste, run with Sublime, and a year of Sublime Premium Plus.
  • You pick something to build in week one and leave with it built.
  • Every session is recorded, and you can retake a later cohort free.
What it costs
$1,500
Reserve my seat →
Checkout runs on Stripe. Your seat is held 48 hours.
Want to split it into 2, 3 or 4 payments? Email alex@botharetrue.com and say which.

If you want to talk it through before deciding, reply to this and we will.

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