GSD Camp - Vibe Coding: How the Internet Actually Works
Enlightened empowerment in the age of AI. AI erased 95% of what a coding bootcamp used to teach. This free Monday series is the other 5% — the part that isn't about writing code, it's about staying in control of code you didn't write. Each week, ATXCTO John Davison takes one module from the GSDCamp.ai curriculum and compresses it into a tight, live masterclass: the mental model, seen through the same lens professionals use, so you can direct AI instead of being dragged by it. Go from "this stack is kind of scary and unstable" to "I'd take a real financial risk on this."
This week — the loop everything hangs on. Every website visit is a structured conversation with a server: request, response, headers, status codes. Once you see it, you understand exactly why vibe-coded apps break at login, data fetching, and permissions — those aren't mysterious bugs, they're the predictable result of not seeing the loop. We'll make live requests, read the JSON and status codes in the browser's network inspector, and then flip it: when you call an API, you're the client. AI can write any algorithm you ask for — but if you don't hold the client/server loop in your head, you can't tell it what to build or why it broke.
You walk out able to: watch the request/response loop in the network tab and pinpoint where an app is actually breaking.
This is session 2 of 6 in the GSD Camp Monday series — a rotating tour through the six mental models and the eight skills every vibe coder needs to build software that doesn't collapse on Thursday. Come to one or come to all.
Join an event and you automatically become a GSD Camp member — with free access to the two companion pages for the whole series:
The Checklist — the six mental models → https://arc.gsdcamp.ai/curriculum/The_Checklist
The 8 Skills — the 5% you still need → https://arc.gsdcamp.ai/curriculum/The_Skills
Format: semi-lecture. John runs a live coding workroom (local console + Claude Code) and works through the ideas in real time — you learn, talk, chat, and ask questions.
Bring: nothing technical. Just a good, quiet internet connection.
Perfect for: indie founders, product people getting into the build, and growth/ops folks building more complex agents.
Questions or comments → john@gsdcamp.ai