AI coding tools have changed software development forever. An
agentic AI can generate a working prototype in two minutes,
handle boilerplate, fix build errors, and self-correct until
the output runs. The barrier between idea and execution has
effectively vanished.

But the maintenance bill arrives later.

Building with AI: Engineering without Debt is a field report
from real production engineering. The author built BetaTrader
— a high-performance C++ trading ecosystem — using two
completely different approaches: one human-led, one fully
delegated to AI. The results were stark.

This book covers:

- Why architecture must be decided before the first prompt
- The difference between Vibe Coding and the Human-in-the-Loop
model — and when to use each
- How AI generates security vulnerabilities, opaque logic, and
subtractive debt without you noticing
- A practical Quality Control loop for auditing AI-generated code
- Scaling AI-assisted development across large teams without
losing cohesion

Written for working software engineers, technical leads, and
founders with programming experience. This is not a guide to
AI tools — it is a guide to staying in control of them.