AI Vibe Coding 101 with Eugene Evans

Have you ever watched someone build an app live just by talking to AI? That’s called vibe coding, and it’s quickly becoming one of the most practical skills of the AI era. Instead of learning years of programming before you can create something useful, you learn how to think, direct, and collaborate with AI to produce working software immediately.

In this session, Eugene Evans will introduce what vibe coding actually is — and what it is not. You’ll see how non-developers are already building real tools using AI, and why the skill is less about memorizing syntax and more about communication and problem framing. He’ll explain prompting strategies that make AI generate reliable code and demonstrate a full workflow from idea to working product.

The centerpiece of the event will be a live demo where Eugene builds a functioning application in real time. Along the way, he’ll point out the most common mistakes beginners make and how to avoid them. By the end, you’ll understand how people are going from idea to working software in hours instead of months.

This event is designed for curious beginners with no coding experience, business owners who want custom tools without hiring developers, analysts and operators tired of repetitive tasks, and even developers who want to understand modern AI-assisted workflows. If you keep hearing that AI is changing programming but haven’t actually seen it happen, this will make it concrete.
We’ll start with a brief welcome and AI updates, followed by the talk and live build demo. Afterward there will be time for Q&A and open discussion, plus networking with others exploring practical AI skills. Bringing a laptop is optional but encouraged if you want to follow along and experiment afterward.

You don’t need to become a programmer anymore. You need to learn how to direct one. Come see what that actually looks like.