Fundamentals of Programming in the AI Era

Level 2 Certification Exam - L2:P1-FPA

Exam Overview

L2:P1-FPA

Covers the first half of Programming in the AI Era, where students learn to read code, express intent with types, and define behavior through tests.

What You Will Learn

Phase 1: The Workbench — setting up the professional development environment
Phase 2: Specify with Types — types as the language of intent
Phase 3: Tests as Specification — test-driven verification
Phase 4: Debug & Master — debugging skills and TDG independence
Working With AI, Not For AI — the AI collaboration framework (Part 0)

Key Skills

PythonType-Driven AITestingOOPCLI & APIsProduction SystemsDebugging

Details

Certification

Contributes to Certified Agentic AI Developer (1 of 2 exams)

Book Coverage

Part 4: Programming in the AI Era (Chapters 42–69, 9 Phases) + Part 0: Chapters 6–11

Course

AI-251

Exam Content

Topics covered in this exam

1

Phase 1: The Workbench

Reading and exploring code before changing it
Learning the tools and habits needed to evaluate AI-generated output
Developing code-reading fluency instead of copying implementations blindly

2

Phase 2: Specify with Types

Using types to describe intent precisely
Why typed specifications improve AI-generated implementation quality
Treating types as a design tool, not just syntax

3

Phase 3: Tests as Specification

Writing automated checks that define expected behavior
How tests constrain AI-generated code
Using verification to prove that behavior matches intent

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