AECO, AI, BIM, Code-ish, Coding, Data, Dynamo, LLM, VDC, Vibe Coding

Vibe Coding: The Reality

December 2, 2025November 22, 2025 The BIMsider

Somewhere between hype and habit

Remember when vibe coding felt like magic? The thrill of fast wins, the rush of ideas turning into working code before your coffee got cold. Then came the hangover, the bugs, the rewrites, the weird “why did it do that?” moments that made you question everything.

Welcome to The Reality.

Vibe coding isn’t about chasing magic. It’s about trusting the tool and mastering the craft.

This is where the dust settles. Where the hype cools down and what’s left is what actually works. Vibe coding isn’t a revolution anymore, it’s just part of the workflow. A tool that sits beside your IDE (that’s VS Code for me), your notebook, and your morning playlist. Not perfect, not broken, just… normal.

It’s not about what vibe coding was, it’s about what it is.

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AECO, AI, BIM, Code-ish, Coding, Data, Dynamo, LLM, VDC, Vibe Coding

Vibe Coding: The Bad

November 25, 2025December 4, 2025 The BIMsider

When the Vibes Wear Off

Remember the end of The Good? That pure buzz when code just vibes, ideas flying faster than your fingers while your AI buddy cheers you on. But then something changes. It gives you, “You’re right, this is wrong, let me fix it,” and you get the same wrong code again. And again. And again. Suddenly the magic fizzles. The vibe stops vibing.

That’s where this part of the story begins.

Starting a build with vibe coding feels effortless. Finishing it depends on how much frustration you’re willing to outlast.

This is Part Two of Vibe Coding: The Good, The Bad, and The Reality, the moment we trade in our white hats for black ones and talk about what happens when the glow fades.

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AECO, AI, BIM, Code-ish, Coding, Data, Dynamo, LLM, VDC, Vibe Coding

Vibe Coding: The Good

November 18, 2025November 3, 2025 The BIMsider

The rush of getting code to vibe

Remember your first hackathon? That wild, caffeine-fueled moment when code actually worked on the first try? Even if you’ve never been to one, you know the feeling when everything just clicks and ideas start to flow faster than you can type. Vibe coding feels like that, only this time it happens on an ordinary Tuesday afternoon with no sleep deprivation required.

This post is part one of the three-part series “Vibe Coding: The Good, The Bad, and The Reality.” In this first chapter, we explore the excitement, creativity, and early wins that make vibe coding feel almost magical.

Vibe coding isn’t about knowing everything. Nope! It’s about staying with it long enough to build something real.

Vibe coding lives somewhere between creative flow and AI-assisted development. It is the new rhythm of building software fast, playfully, and with fewer blockers. It’s not about understanding every line behind the curtain, and there’s no need for perfect syntax or detailed documentation. It’s about energy. You are riffing with an AI coding BFF, chasing the spark that turns ideas into working prototypes before your focus fades.

It is coding with momentum.

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AECO, AI, API, BIM, C#, Data, Dynamo, Dynamo 3.0, For The Love Of Code, REST API, Vibe Coding

Here Boy! Meet DynaFetch for Dynamo 3.0

September 23, 2025September 23, 2025 The BIMsider

For about a month leading up to #AU2025, I’ve been “Vide Coding” with my coding “bestie” Claude (from Anthropic) on our very first custom Dynamo package. DynaFetch brings modern, reliable REST API integration to Dynamo 3.0, letting you connect to external data sources with community-driven, open-source functionality.

This project started because I’ve long relied on the excellent custom package DynaWeb by Radu Gidei. Unfortunately, it isn’t compatible with Dynamo 3.0+, and staying on older versions is becoming less and less practical.

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AECO, AI, BCF, BIM, buildingSMART, CSS, For The Love Of Code, HTML, JS, openBIM, Vibe Coding

Introducing BCFSleuth

August 4, 2025 The BIMsider

Built over a long weekend using Vibe Coding and a solid assist from AI, BCFSleuth is a lightweight, browser-based app that lets you explore and export BCF files (2.0, 2.1, 3.0) with zero setup.

🔍 Quickly preview BCF data
📁 Export to clean, structured CSV or Excel
📸 View and export images
🛡️ No servers — runs entirely client-side
📱 Mobile-friendly for on-the-go use

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AEC, AECO, BIM, Mobile Device, Smart Phone, Tablet

AECO Mobile Device Usage

February 2, 2024 The BIMsider

Have you ever wondered what mobile device usage is like in the AECO? For an upcoming presentation I’m doing, this exact question came up. I found some data online and in some older AECO and ConTech reports I had, but nothing for 2024.

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DoC Event #009 – Dynamo and its Grasshopper equivalent using Rhino.Inside®.Revit

June 17, 2020December 20, 2022 The BIMsider

This is a joint event with DoE

Date: Wednesday, June 24th, 2020

Time: 5:00 pm to 7:00 pm MDT

Location: Online via Zoom

This will be the Third DoC event of the 2019 – 2020 season. Event #009 will feature a remote presentation about Dynamo, Grasshopper & R.I.R. from Marcello Sgambelluri of John A. Martin & Associates

Dynamo and its Grasshopper equivalent using Rhino.Inside®.Revit

Presented by Marcello Sgambelluri of John A. Martin & Associates (virtual session)

There is a new technology that is emerging in the AECO+ industry. It is called Rhino Inside Revit and it allows Revit to access all of Rhino’s powerful functionally including Grasshopper.

So, we decided to avoid turning this session into another “intro to Rhino.Inside.Revit”. Instead, let’s look at Grasshopper for Revit in a different light. This session will show all of you Dynamo for Revit users how to make equivalent functions in Grasshopper including creating Revit Beams, Revit Walls and even Moose…

Let’s find out what Grasshopper for Revit is really made of!

So if you want to have a fun time please join us and don’t forget to bring all your questions and concerns up to the presenter to keep the session lively.

Register today for this FREE event by clicking the banner below, or going to www.dynamaniacsyyc.ca/next-event/

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See you there!

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AECO, BAP, BILT Academy, BILT Academy Podcast, BIM, DBEI

Introducing The BILT Academy Podcast

June 12, 2020November 24, 2020 The BIMsider

This is a cross-post with the BILT Academy Blog.

On May 28th, 2020 The BILT Academy Podcast was born, with the publishing of Episode Zero!

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AECO, BIM, BIM Events, CanBIM

#CANBIMCGY20 – Calgary Virtual Session 2020 – June 16th

June 9, 2020June 11, 2020 The BIMsider

If you have not signed up yet for the CanBIM Calgary Virtual Session next week, what are you waiting for!

This event is Tuesday, June 16th, 2020, 8:45 am – 4:45 pm EDT

The Future of Work
Designing Resiliency and Building Safety Post-COVID

Predicting how our world will be impacted due to COVID-19 is difficult. Obviously, this crisis has already affected the building industry from a productivity perspective and will have a permanent effect on how we consider safety for our workers. As we consider these impacts we should expect an additional level of attention in design to be paid to Infectious Disease Control beyond Hospital environments. We should, therefore, expect that architectural design and specifications, specifically the physical gateways that control our built environment, will accommodate the technology systems and processes necessary to keep Society safe. What role will infectious disease specialists play in the design process? How will the building’s IOT strategy accommodate and collect the data required to help Society perform epidemiological contact tracing? What will be the new requirements for design? How will this impact existing buildings and future projects? What are the long term supply chain implications? We are gathering the top minds in Canada to start the discussion around this subject. Please join us!

You can register now:

CanBIM Calgary Virtual Session 2020 Registration

Agenda

Here is a discount code for when you register using the link below:

CanBIM Calgary Virtual Session 2020 Registration

PARTNERCGY20 – 20% off for Partners (& BIMsider Readers)

You can email events@canbim.com to get a member/student discount code.

It’s going to be a great event!

See you virtually there,

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Architectural, BIM, CanBIM, Construction, Engineering, Operators, Owners

CanBIM – Edmonton 2019 – June 12th & 13th

June 5, 2019 The BIMsider

If you have not signed up yet for the CanBIM Regional Session in Edmonton next week, what are you waiting for!

The event takes place the week of June 12th and 13th in Edmonton, AB at the NAIT Productivity and Innovation Centre

Transformation Towards Digital Project Delivery

Digital innovation is fast becoming the cornerstone to driving business value in many owner-design-construction (AECO) organizations. Whether digital innovation is enhancing, transforming or reinventing business models and operations, it is well established that investing in digital innovation is fundamental to success. Organizations across the real estate and construction supply chain – from owners to suppliers – are adopting digital strategies that leverage disruptive technologies such as cloud-based collaboration, IoT, automation/robotics, AR/VR, and machine learning/AI. Using these strategies lead to improved productivity, quality, and customer experiences. Edmonton is at the heart of the prairies and has a pioneering, innovative spirit. We will host technology leaders and senior management executives who are driving business value through adopting digital innovation strategies which will transform our project delivery.

You can register now using the link below

Edmonton CanBIM 2019 Registration

DAY ONE
_______________________________________________________8:00AM - 4:30PM
CanBIM Project Site Tour
(Tour times subject to change)
CanBIM Tours include a project orientation and presentation prior to a guided tour. 6:00PM - 8:00PM
CanBIM ”Meet & Greet”
(FREE to All Event Registrants)Come kick off the Regional Session at our Opening Meet & Greet. This is a great opportunity to connect with other conference attendees and colleagues in a casual relaxed atmosphere. Attire is business casual.DAY TWO
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8:00AM - 1:15PM
Morning Session - Technology Practitioners
Event attendees will have the opportunity to attend a Technology Information Session and the Technology Exhibition. Technology Information Sessions will focus on educational information tailored to the needs of industry practitioners, these sessions will be available on a first come, first serve basis. The Technology Exhibition will showcase products and services from leading technology companies.

12:15PM - 6:00PM
Afternoon Session - Executive Speaker Series
Event attendees will hear from industry executives and senior management professionals about their vision and strategy around technology adoption and how technology is driving business value at their organization.

6:30PM - 8:30PM
Executive ”Meets & Eats” Dinner
Event attendees will have the chance to sit down and break bread with technology leaders. ”Meets and Eats” is an intimate, exclusive and curated opportunity to build your network.

Should be a great event!

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