The original title is: "A 15-stage process for managing AI-assisted software builds beyond the prototype phase"

Short summary

An experienced engineer argues that AI coding agents get you 80% of the way but fail on process discipline: context drift, circular debugging, security gaps, and overbuilt abstractions. The solution isn't better prompts but a structured 15-stage workflow from Plan to Scale. The author packaged this into a handbook called 'Vibe Coding with Confidence.'

• •AI writes working code fast but lacks the discipline that manual coding enforced
• •A 15-stage process (Plan→Architect→Build→Inspect→...→Scale) prevents common AI coding failures
• •Tests, security, and modular architecture are stages, not afterthoughts

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