Task 1: Your First Program with an Agent

Create a simple Python program with help from your AI agent.

The Goal

Build a greeting program that:

  1. Asks for the user's name
  2. Displays a personalized greeting

That's it! Keep it simple. You'll create this in the task1/ folder in your repository.

Step 1: Start the conversation

Open your repository in your editor with your agent active. Try saying:

I want to create a simple Python program in task1/ that asks for my name and prints a greeting.

Step 2: Watch and learn

As your agent responds, pay attention to:

  • Does it explain what it's doing, or just write code?
  • Does it ask clarifying questions?
  • Does it create the file in the right place?

Step 3: Run the code

Follow your agent's instructions to run the program. If something doesn't work, tell your agent what happened—copy/paste the error message.

python task1/greeting.py

Step 4: Extend it (optional)

Once the basic version works, try asking your agent to add a feature:

  • Add the current time to the greeting
  • Make it greet differently based on time of day (morning/afternoon/evening)
  • Add some ASCII art

Tips

  • Be specific — "Add the current time" is better than "make it fancier"
  • Share errors — Copy/paste the full error message if something goes wrong
  • Ask questions — If you don't understand something the agent wrote, ask!