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Google engineer demos 'vibe coding' tools for Hawaii students; emphasizes planning, security and version control
Summary
Divya Soni, a Google customer engineer, led an online workshop demonstrating Gemini, Firebase Studio, Stitch and AI Studio to show how AI can take ideas to prototypes quickly. She stressed prompt design, iterative testing, shared security responsibility and use of version control; links and recordings will be posted to event channels.
Divya Soni, a Google customer engineer who supports the state of Hawaii and higher education, led an online workshop demonstrating “vibe coding” — using generative AI to create code from natural-language prompts — and walked students through tools including Gemini, Firebase Studio, Stitch and AI Studio.
Soni said vibe coding lets people convert ideas into working prototypes in minutes, but cautioned that prototypes are not production systems and that developers must test and secure any deployment. “Natural language is your new code, is your new programming language, if you will,” she said during the session.
The session combined a live demo and step‑by‑step guidance. Soni showed Gemini generating an initial website prototype for a sample dog‑walking app called “Aloha Paws,” then moved the same idea into Firebase Studio to link the prototype to Google Cloud services and to deploy a preview. She also demonstrated Stitch for UI design…
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