GSD Camp - Vibe Coding: Code You Can Trust
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 — why we compute at all. To run algorithms that do work for us. We'll build a genuinely useful one live — not by hand, but by holding the model in our heads, directing the AI, and reading back what it made. Then the move almost no vibe coder makes: we write one test that proves it does what we think it does. Watch "working" change meaning right in front of you — from "it ran without crashing" to "it does the thing." Small units, tested, are how you stay in control of code you didn't type.
You walk out able to: spec an algorithm to the AI and prove it works with a test.
This is session 3 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