From DevOps to 'Vibe Coding': Gene Kim on AI-Assisted Development and Platform Engineering

Platform Engineering Podcast

What if you could turn a five-year software project into a one-month endeavor? Gene Kim, co-founder of IT Revolution and author of The Phoenix Project, reveals how AI-powered Vibe Coding is transforming the way developers work.

Kim shares insights from his upcoming book about how developers are achieving unprecedented productivity, including how his co-author produces 12,000 lines of production-ready code daily using AI assistance. But it's not just about speed - learn how this approach enables developers to tackle previously impossible projects and explore larger design spaces.

From DevOps evolution to practical AI implementation, Kim discusses:

• What Vibe Coding really means and how it differs from traditional development
• Real examples of AI accelerating development without sacrificing quality
• Common pitfalls to avoid when implementing AI in your development workflow
• How AI is making developers more ambitious rather than replacing them
• The critical role of testing and feedback loops in successful AI implementation

Whether you're a seasoned developer or a tech leader wondering about AI's place in your development workflow, this conversation provides practical insights into the future of software development.

Guest: Gene Kim, Author, Researcher, Vibe Coder, DevOps Enthusiast, Founder of IT Revolution

Gene Kim has been studying high-performing technology organizations since 1999. He was the founder and CTO of Tripwire, Inc., an enterprise security software company, where he served for 13 years. His books have sold over 1 million copies—he is the WSJ bestselling author of Wiring the Winning Organization, The Unicorn Project, and co-author of The Phoenix Project, The DevOps Handbook, and the Shingo Publication Award-winning Accelerate. Since 2014, he has been the organizer of DevOps Enterprise Summit (now Enterprise Technology Leadership Summit), studying the technology transformations of large, complex organizations.

Gene Kim, X

IT Revolution

The Phoenix Project

The Unicorn Project

Vibe Coding

Links to interesting things from this episode:

• "DevOps is Bullshit"
• Accelerate
• “Decoding the DNA of the Toyota Production System”
• Wiring the Winning Organization
• “Organizational Learning And Competitiveness: Revisiting The “Allspaw/Hammond 10 Deploys Per Day At Flickr” Story”
• The DevOps Handbook
• Wyvern
• Sourcegraph Amp
• Pacific Rim