Gene Kim on Vibe Coding Part II

17/12/2025 20 min
Gene Kim on Vibe Coding Part II

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Episode Synopsis

Should you fire all your engineers and replace them with AI? That’s what Squirrel pitches to Gene Kim, our guest, when he returns for the second of a three part series exploring the themes of his new book Vibe Coding. Tune in to discover how you can transform your organisation with Vibe Coding and the power of AI assistance.


- Vibe Coding book: https://itrevolution.com/product/vibe-coding-book/
- Dr. Pal: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tapabratapal
- Jevon’s Paradox: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jevons_paradox
- Reinertsen, Principles of Product Development Flow: http://lpd2.com/
- DORA report 2025: https://dora.dev/research/2025/dora-report/
- MIT beer game: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beer_distribution_game

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Douglas Squirrel and Jeffrey Fredrick joined forces at TIM Group in 2013, where they studied and practised the art of management through difficult conversations. Over a decade later, they remain united in their passion for growing profitable organisations through better communication.

Squirrel is an advisor, author, keynote speaker, coach, and consultant, and he's helped over 300 companies of all sizes make huge, profitable improvements in their culture, skills, and processes. You can find out more about his work here: douglassquirrel.com/index.html

Jeffrey is Vice President of Engineering at ION Analytics, Organiser at CITCON, the Continuous Integration and Testing Conference, and is an accomplished author and speaker. You can connect with him here: www.linkedin.com/in/jfredrick/