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World Congress 2026 Europe - Virtual Stage • Jul 1, 2026 • Session details

Technical Debt when Vibe coding

Dishu Bagga

Vibe coding delivers instant deployments, but who fixes the AI-generated bugs? Stop accumulating massive epistemic debt. Transition to intentional vibe engineering to build maintainable architectures.

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Introduction to vibe coding and AI system generation

Generating complete software systems instantly from prompts creates a collision between speed and engineering responsibility.

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Rapid prototyping and validation benefits of AI generation

Massive speed boosts enable startups to iterate on ideas and validate assumptions quickly at scale.

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Accumulating technical debt through unmanaged AI hallucination

Blindly adding complex modules month after month causes the underlying AI-generated code to hallucinate and break down.

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Common architectural and security flaws in vibe coding

Relying on raw generation introduces duplicate logic, inconsistent architectures, weak validation, and severe threat vulnerabilities.

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Understanding hidden coupling and the cost of epistemic debt

Blind reliance on AI removes the developer's mental model and creates fragile developers who own a codebase they cannot fix.

#6 about 2 min

Why token prediction fails to replace intentional system architecture

System design requires business context and coherent session planning rather than emergent patterns matching just the next immediate token.

#7 about 2 min

Transitioning to agentic engineering with comprehensive repository context

Supplying extensive intent and structural awareness to tools like Claude Code transforms prompt writing into structured orchestration.

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Creating specialized AI agents and standardized continuous workflows

Configuring distinct architectural, backend, and DevOps agents with specific skills enables sequential and controlled software planning.

#9 about 2 min

Implementing automatic guardrails and human-AI review loops

Restricting AI access to confidential files and maintaining simultaneous code verification secures the repository during rapid generation.

#10 about 1 min

Decomposing features to reduce epistemic and technical debt

Breaking intent into precise micro-tasks ensures developers maintain strict comprehension of generated elements while stripping out unnecessary code.

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The future role of developers orchestrating artificial intelligence

Engineering evolution focuses on refining developer skills from writing syntax to designing systems and carefully validating machine intelligence.

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The rise and risks of agentic software development

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The limitations of vibe coding for production software

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The limits of vibe coding and zero-to-one prototyping

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Cleaning up AI generated code and vibe coding challenges

Chris Heilmann +2 · LIVE

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Navigating technical debt generation in the era of AI

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