Build real software with AI.Get €1,000 OFF.For Malta residents only
You do not need to be a software engineer. You do not need to learn to write code.
Codistry teaches you to go from AI user to serious AI builder in under 2 months, with real technical foundations, expert instruction, and hands-on software building.
For the August 2026 cohort ONLY, eligible Malta residents will receive €1,000 OFF the program through the MDIA. Grant applications due July 17, 2026. Use it now, or miss it forever.
Limited to 20 applicants
Blind AI "Vibecoding"
- Typing random prompts and hoping something works
- Building software you do not understand
- Creating tools that break the moment something changes
- Ignoring safety, security, structure, and scalability
- Using AI without understanding what is happening underneath
- Calling something "done" because it works once on your laptop
Codistry: Build Real Software With AI
- Learn how modern software systems actually work
- Use AI tools with structure, discipline, and confidence
- Build serious, safe, secure, scalable software
- Create your own AI assistants, dashboards, tools, CRMs, automations, and products
- Understand the fundamentals behind web apps, databases, APIs, deployment, and security
- Move from casual AI user to true AI builder
For anyone in Malta who wants to stop playing AI and really start building with it
You do not need to be a software engineer. You do not need a computer science degree. You do need curiosity, commitment, and the drive to learn how real software works. Codistry is built for:
- Future and aspiring founders who want to build, test, and launch ideas faster
- Vibecoders who want to move beyond guesswork and learn how to build properly
- Marketing professionals who want to create automations, dashboards, tools, and AI workflows
- Data analysts and product analysts who want to go beyond spreadsheets and reports
- Product managers who want deeper technical fluency and stronger execution leverage
- Professionals in any field who want to build useful tools with AI
- Recent 6th Form and university graduates who want a stronger edge in the job market
- Current university students who want practical skills that complement their degree
- Career switchers who want to become more technical without starting from zero
- Anyone who wants to improve their job prospects and become a true AI builder
- Anyone who has ideas they want to build, workflows they want to automate, or tools they wish existed
If you want to become far more valuable in an AI-first world, this program is for you.
Most people use AI to write emails, summarize docs, and do basic ****
We'll use it to build real software.
At Codistry, you'll learn how software actually works, and use AI to build systems that are secure, scalable, reliable, and built for the real world.
This isn't vibecoding.
This is xEngineering.
What you walk away with after Codistry
Real Technical Foundations
Understand how modern software actually works, including web applications, databases, APIs, authentication, deployment, hosting, security, and system structure.
The Ability to Build With AI
Learn how to use AI coding tools properly. Not by guessing. Not by blindly copying code. By giving AI the right context, structure, direction, and checks.
Your Own Working Software
Build real projects with expert guidance. This could be a personal AI assistant, internal dashboard, workflow automation, CRM, business tool, product prototype, or full software application.
Confidence Around Technology
Stop feeling blocked by technical complexity. Learn enough to understand what is happening, make better decisions, and build independently.
A Serious Career Advantage
AI will not just reward people who can use chatbots. It will reward people who can turn ideas into working systems. Codistry helps you become one of those people.
Built by people who have done the work
Built and delivered by professional software developers, computer science educators, systems engineers, and startup founders with real international experience.
Philip Camilleri
Philip is a software engineer with over 30 years of experience. He has worked in several countries, including Malta, the UK, the USA, Italy, Germany, and Spain. In 2011, he co-founded SmartAsset.com in New York City, growing the platform to more than 100 million users and raising over $150 million from venture capital investors. He most recently served as Chief Technology Officer at Bitkraft Ventures, an international VC firm, where he built internal systems from the ground up using an AI-first approach. Today, he is building Codistry, a platform designed to help anyone become an AI-first builder.
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Lydin Camilleri
Lydin is a software engineer with over 10 years of technical experience. He currently leads teams in Malta's banking sector across DevOps, quality assurance, and business process automation, supporting the development and operation of enterprise-grade technology solutions within complex, highly regulated environments. He is also the co-founder of KnowledgeFabric, a startup focused on knowledge risk management. At Codistry, Lydin brings his technical expertise and industry experience to help shape practical learning programmes for future software and AI-first builders.
Who this is for
- People who want to build real software with AI, not just experiment with it
- People who want to understand how technology actually works, not just use it
- People who have ideas for apps, tools, dashboards, assistants, or automations worth building
- People who want to become noticeably more valuable in their job, business, or career
- Founders, graduates, students, analysts, marketers, and product people ready to build
- People who want to move beyond basic chatbot use and into serious building
- People who want to learn properly, with expert guidance and real structure
- People ready to invest the time it takes to build genuine technical fluency
Who this is not for
- People who want shortcuts instead of skills
- People who want AI to generate software they do not understand
- Anyone looking for a passive course they can ignore
- Anyone who thinks "vibecoding" is enough for serious software
- People unwilling to learn the fundamentals behind what they build
- Anyone who wants to build unsafe, insecure, fragile software and call it finished
CodistryMalta August 2026 Cohort
Designed and delivered by experienced software developers, computer science educators, startup founders, and systems engineers.
- Exclusively available to residents of Malta
- Limited number of participants
- Starting mid-August 2026
- Delivered ONLINE, with live-online sessions twice per week
- Catch-up sessions available for participants traveling during August
- 8 weeks total: 6 weeks of fundamentals, then 2 weeks of building
- Application required
We know many people are on holiday in August. Do not worry! We will organize catch-up sessions for participants who are traveling or unavailable during parts of the month.
In this program you will learn to:
- 01Understand how modern software systems are designed and built
- 02Use AI coding tools effectively, safely, and responsibly
- 03Think through technical problems from first principles
- 04Build software that is structured, maintainable, secure, and scalable
- 05Work with web apps, databases, APIs, hosting, authentication, and deployment
- 06Create useful tools, dashboards, automations, assistants, and software products
- 07Move from idea to working software with expert support
Two phases. Learn the fundamentals, then build something real.
8 weeks onlineLive-online sessions twice per week, supported by structured learning materials, practical exercises, and guided technical instruction.
Use AI tools and engineering frameworks to build real software projects with expert guidance, feedback, and support.
After €1,000 MDIA grant.
Registered students and recent graduates get a further €50 off!
The Malta August 2026 cohort price is €1,200. The MDIA Boost Your Coding scheme contributes €1,000 per eligible participant, bringing the personal cost down to €200. The MDIA program ends September 2026, so this €1,000 contribution only applies to the August 2026 cohort. Once this grant window closes, it is gone.
Join with a friend and save more!
Sign up with one or more friends and each participant pays €1,150, saving €50 per person. For larger group discounts, contact us directly.
- Limited number of participants, only available to people living and working in Malta
- MDIA contribution only applies to the August 2026 cohort only.
- Catch-up sessions available for August travel conflicts
- Applications reviewed on a rolling basis
Limited places available. Applications are reviewed on a rolling basis.
The €1,000 MDIA contribution ends soon.
Application deadline July 17th 2026.
Stop playing with AI. Start building with it.
The €1,000 MDIA contribution only applies to the August 2026 cohort. You can take advantage of it now, or miss it forever.