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Claude Certified Developer \u2013 Foundations is a hands-on, code-first course for software engineers who want to build reliable applications powered by Claude. It is the developer track of the Anthropic certification pathway.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The course covers the Claude API, prompt engineering for developers, tool use \/ function calling, structured output, streaming, and the fundamentals of the Claude Agent SDK. Learners build real integrations and learn the patterns that make Claude applications reliable in production.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Emphasis is placed on writing effective prompts programmatically, enforcing structured output, handling errors and retries, and integrating Claude into applications\u2014preparing developers for the Developer \u2013 Foundations exam and real-world delivery.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Claude Certified Developer \u2013 Foundations is a hands-on, code-first course for software engineers who want to build reliable applications powered by Claude. 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