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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.
The Deck, 16 slides
The Recording, 25 minutes
Vibecoding vs Vivecoding
Vibecoding
CHAOTIC NEUTRAL - 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 - 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.
If you remember nothing else.
Discipline beats vibes.
Specs, design, TDD, verify. The classical SDLC, just executable now.
Right model, right job.
Build a party. Each agent carries their class. Engram remembers, Warlock audits, Gentle grounds.
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 ⚜