JetBrains Academy – October Digest
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Hello,
October isn’t quite done yet! A few late arrivals made the cut, and they’re too good for us to hold back until November.
Inside: A free frontend event about AI, a free way to practice reviewing agent-written code, our first Coursera specialization, and three full-stack Python courses.
Events
JetBrains AI.js Day 2026: Frontend’s scariest AI questions, live
Frontend developers have some scary questions about AI, and on November 13, you can put them to experts live. JetBrains AI.js Day 2026 is a free online broadcast about the real tensions AI is raising, not the hype. Bring your questions for Danny Thompson, Marina Wyss, Kent C. Dodds, and experts from Figma, Chrome, Storybook, MUI, Callstack, and JetBrains.
AI tips for you
Try a coding agent in your IDE – free
Agents can write the boilerplate, but reviewing it is still your job. In JetBrains’ 2026 Developer Ecosystem Survey, 80% of respondents would delegate boilerplate code to an agent, but only 43% would hand over code review. JetBrains Air in IDEs lets you give a task to the agent of your choice, then check the result with diffs, tests, and the debugger. No agent yet? Junie Lite* is free and only requires a JetBrains Account.
* Applies to Junie Lite configuration, after signing in with your JetBrains Account. Terms and available models may change. Offer is valid until December 31, 2026.
Learning highlights
Python Development Essentials for Science and Data
Our first specialization on Coursera is live! Python Development Essentials for Science and Data starts with Python from Scratch, then moves on to NumPy Essentials and pandas Essentials. These three courses take you from the basics to the libraries that data work runs on. If you’ve ever opened a CSV and hoped for the best, start here.
Free short course from DeepLearning.AI – AI Coding Workflows: From Cloud to Local
Your choice of AI coding agent determines the model, the cost, and what leaves your machine.
This new free course from DeepLearning.AI and JetBrains shows you how to reclaim that control, one layer at a time. You’ll rebuild one Python app step by step, starting from a Claude Code baseline, then adding subagents, switching to cheaper models, moving to OpenCode, and finally going fully local.
Full Stack Python Architect courses from Chand Sheikh
Pick your Python framework, then add React and AI-assisted development on top. Chand Sheikh, a Udemy instructor with 250K+ students, has three Full Stack Python Architect courses: Django, FastAPI, and Flask, each paired with React and vibe coding. You’ll write and run real code in PyCharm along the way.