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FEATURED TALK 16 SLIDES · 25 MIN

Vivecoding.

AI-assisted engineering as a campaign — not a roll of the dice.

I don't code alone — I'm the DM. The party: Engram (RAG memory), Gentle (grounding), Warlock (security), and the five SDD agents that turn the classical SDLC into something executable. This is what discipline + AI actually looks like.

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02 · The Thesis

Vibecoding  vs  Vivecoding

Vibecoding
CHAOTIC NEUTRAL
Roll a d20. Pray.
  • Prompt the model. Ship whatever falls out.
  • No specs. No design. Tests are optional.
  • One model. For everything.
  • "It compiles" = "it works".
  • Tech debt grows faster than you can write it.
Vivecoding
LAWFUL GOOD
Engineering discipline + AI as amplifier
  • SDD pipeline: explore → spec → design → apply → verify.
  • Multi-model cross-check. Right model, right job.
  • TDD strict. Pure modules. Authz invariants.
  • Code review baked into every PR.
  • The AI amplifies the engineer — not the other way around.
03 · Three takeaways

If you remember nothing else.

01 · The Thesis
Discipline beats vibes.

Specs, design, TDD, verify. The classical SDLC — just executable now.

02 · The Stack
Right model, right job.

Build a party. Each agent carries their class. Engram remembers, Warlock audits, Gentle grounds.

03 · The Math
AI is an amplifier.

It doesn't replace the engineer. It makes a trained one 6× faster.

⚜   vibecoding is roleplay · vivecoding is a campaign with a DM   ⚜
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