Could Vibe Coding be the Innovation Unlock for Assessment Experts?

In this week's episode, Tim Burnett presents his talk "Code Without Coders: What the Rise of Vibe Coding Means for Assessment," originally delivered at the AI Symposium during the EAA Conference in London. He discusses: 🔹 What vibe coding is, how it works, and why it was named Collins Dictionary's word of the year — from tools like Lovable, Replit and Cursor through to coding agents like Claude Code and Codex 🔹 The "SaaS Apocalypse" of February 2026, the $300 billion drop in SaaS valuations, and what it means when a CNBC journalist can clone Monday.com in an hour on air 🔹 A moat analysis of 29 assessment platform vendors — examining which providers are best protected and which are most vulnerable to disruption from AI-native competitors Tim walks through the current vibe coding landscape, explaining how non-technical professionals can now build full-stack applications through natural language alone. He explores the implications for the assessment industry, arguing that whilst SaaS isn't dead, we're about to see a fundamental mutation in how platforms are built and delivered. Through his "demo, don't memo" philosophy, Tim showcases an AI-native item bank he built in Lovable in around two hours — complete with AI-powered item generation, multilingual duplication, and a chat interface for interacting directly with the bank. He also introduces new thinking around AI-native platform DNA, the concept of malleable software, and the idea that small, expert teams augmented by AI could soon do the work of organisations ten times their size. Connect with Tim Burnett on LinkedIn:   / tburnett   If you would like to join Tim on a future episode or sponsor the Test Community Network then get in touch with Tim to schedule a call: https://calendly.com/educationtech/15... Events: https://www.testcommunity.network/upc... Podcasts: https://www.testcommunity.network/pod... Marketplace: https://www.testcommunity.network/mar... Subscribe to the Test Community Network here: https://www.testcommunity.network 🎙️ New to streaming or looking to level up? Check out StreamYard and get $10 discount! 😍 https://streamyard.com/pal/d/57805973...