1. Introduction
  2. Preface
  4. Part I: Foundations of Vibe Coding
  5. Terminology
  6. The Evolution of Development
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    1. The Birth of Vibe Coding
    2. Why Traditional Methods Fall Short with AI
  8. Core Philosophy
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    1. Semantic Precision and "The Butterfly Defect"
    2. AI Taming: Keeping Control While Leveraging Power
    3. Emergence of New Design Patterns
    4. The Human-in-the-Loop Principle
  11. Part II: Understanding AI Collaboration
  12. How AI Thinks About Code
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    1. Context Windows and Memory
    2. Strengths and Limitations
  14. The Human-AI Development Loop
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    1. Managing AI Drift
  16. Essential Ground Rules
  17. The Data Dump
  19. Part III: Vibe Coding Patterns
  20. DevDocs Pattern
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    1. Foundation Docs
    2. Concept Docs
    3. Enhancement Docs
    4. Exploration Docs
    5. Module Docs
    6. Other Docs
    7. Archaeology Pattern
  22. Smoke Tests Pattern
  23. Fuzzy Architecture
  24. The Anchor Pattern
  25. Offload Pattern
  27. Part IV: The Vibe Coding Method
  28. Deployment and Documentation
  30. Appendices
  31. Appendix 1: New Project Prompts
  32. Appendix 2: From Existing Codebase Prompts
  35. End Notes