Can AI help us build software faster? Certainly. But can relying on AI alone make someone a software engineer? At this Let’s Talk Breakfast & Learn session, Tuan Nguyen from Bliksund brought these questions into an open discussion on vibe coding, AI tools and their practical role in software development.
From Vibe Coding to Real World Development
Held at Scandinavian Software Park, the session welcomed 38 registered participants for a morning of practical demonstrations, experience sharing and discussion.
Tuan introduced the idea of vibe coding and the growing role of AI in software development, before walking participants through some of the tools currently available to developers.
Rather than discussing AI only in theory, he demonstrated products he had built with AI support and shared practical lessons from the development process. A live demonstration also showed how AI could be used to build a React web application featuring a map from the ground up.
Drawing on his experience at Bliksund, Tuan also provided a high level perspective on how AI is being incorporated into software development within his team, while respecting the confidentiality of internal development processes.
Why Vibe Coding Is Not the Same as Software Engineering
One question became a central point of discussion throughout the session: Why can’t vibe coding make you a real software engineer?
Participants explored why coding with popular AI tools and agents does not always produce the expected results, as well as the limitations developers may encounter when relying too heavily on generated code.
The conversation highlighted an important distinction. AI can accelerate development, help explore solutions and support developers throughout the coding process. However, software engineering also requires understanding the problem, making architectural decisions, evaluating trade offs, reviewing outputs and taking responsibility for the final product.
This sparked an active exchange among participants, with different perspectives on where AI works well, where human expertise remains essential, and how the relationship between the two may continue to evolve.
Learning Through Open Conversation
Let’s Talk Breakfast & Learn is designed as an informal space for knowledge sharing at Scandinavian Software Park, where anyone from Monterro portfolio companies at The Park can step forward as a speaker and bring practical experiences, lessons or questions to the table.
This session reflected that spirit through hands on demonstrations, technical questions and open discussion around both the opportunities and limitations of AI in software development.
As AI tools continue to evolve, conversations like these help developers look beyond what the technology can generate and think more critically about how it can be used. The goal is not simply to code with AI, but to understand where it adds value and where engineering judgement still matters most.
