This week marks the transition from Claude Artifacts to Claude Code Web. We’ll explore what it means for humanists to engage with code — not as software engineers, but as scholars who can use AI to build tools, prototypes, and interactive projects. No prior coding experience is required.

NEH Workshop 4: Web and Interactive Applications (June 24, 10 AM - noon, CHDR) — This workshop introduces Claude Code Web and explores building interactive digital humanities projects with AI assistance. Students who attend will reflect on and extend the discussion exercise; those who do not will complete it asynchronously.

Readings

• Martin, Meredith. “Command Lines for the Humanities.” PMLA 139.3 (2024): 541-547.
• Willison, Simon. “Not All AI-Assisted Programming is Vibe Coding (But Vibe Coding Rocks).” simonwillison.net. March 19, 2025.
• Willison, Simon. “Using Git with Coding Agents.”
• Cohen, Dan. “The Index and the Vector.” Humane Ingenuity.

Discussion Prompt

Workshop Exercise - Machine Learning and Code. Using Claude Code Web, build a small interactive project relevant to your discipline (a text analysis tool, a timeline, a quiz, a data explorer). No prior coding experience is required. Reflect on the experience of co-authoring code with AI and what this means for humanities pedagogy. (This week marks the transition from Claude Artifacts to Claude Code Web for exercises.)