From Hackathons to Vibe Coding: Is a New Generation of Tech Builders Rising?

Indian actor and activist discussing banned vibe coding apps in US schools as kids are skipping lunch to vibe code games and 3D puzzles.

Is a new tech generation on the rise, passionate about building and iterating again? ⤵️

We were actively organizing hackathons, contributor days, and weekend workshops in the 2014-2020 era, pre pandemic. The lockdowns changed the gathering principles, but how many hackathons and workshops are happening today?

Since we’re hiring for multiple engineering roles, we often ask about:

1. What is the last piece of tech you taught yourself?
2. Are you building a pet project/side project?
3. Last YouTube channel/podcast that taught you something?
4. Any tech influencers you can mention (social, blogs, columnists…)?
5. How would you approach solving XYZ now, a familiar problem in a new tech?
6. Have you vibe coded over the past couple of years?
7. Aside from pasting ChatGPT snippets back and forth, is your stack different from 3 years ago?

👉 Despite the massive shift in tech and digital since LLMs showed up, most answers still reveal a traditional coding stack with limited “up to speed” understanding of new tech or engineering principles.

Meanwhile, we see specific communities pushing hard on generating videos, launching viral accounts, or vibe coding all day (we used to play StarCraft, Quake 2 and Diablo II 30 years ago in the same spirit).

🥷 Our roles target more senior positions in full-stack/web engineering/cloud/data/leadership, but I’m interested in speaking with younger hackers who are bending the rules of tech, too.

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Mario Peshev is a 5x CEO and operator, founder of DevriX and Growth Shuttle, global value creation advisor, angel investor, and author of “MBA Disrupted.”

His original background in engineering rode the wave of IT entrepreneurship in the last 25 years, from product and service entrepreneurship through acquiring and selling businesses, to investing in global startups like beehiiv, doola, the Stacked Marketer, Alcatraz, SeedBlink.

Peshev spent over 10,000 hours in consulting and training contracts for mid-market and enterprise organizations like VMware, SAP, Software AG, CERN, Saudi Aramco since 2006. His books and guides are referenced in over 50 universities in North America, Europe, and Asia.


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