Vibe-coding a kid-friendly AI fortune teller for your Halloween festivities | Marco Casalaina (Microsoft VP)
Podcast:How I AI Published On: Fri Oct 31 2025 Description: In this impromptu Halloween special, Marco Casalaina (VP of Products for Core AI at Microsoft) demonstrates how he uses GitHub Spark to quickly build a mobile app that generates kid-friendly fortunes for trick-or-treaters.—Where to find Marco Casalaina:LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/marcocasalaina/X: https://x.com/amrcn_werewolf?lang=en—Where to find Claire Vo:ChatPRD: https://www.chatprd.ai/Website: https://clairevo.com/LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/clairevo/X: https://x.com/clairevo—In this episode, we cover:(00:00) Intro(00:40) Marco’s Halloween fortune teller tradition(02:54) Using GitHub Spark to create a fortune teller app(04:32) Using Spec Kit for scoping out complex feature specs(06:53) Making fortunes more concrete and kid-friendly(10:20) Closing thoughts—Tools referenced:• GitHub Spark: https://github.com/features/spark• SpecKit: https://github.com/github/spec-kit• GitHub Copilot: https://github.com/features/copilot• Cursor: https://cursor.com/• Claude Code: https://www.claude.com/product/claude-code—Production and marketing by https://penname.co/. For inquiries about sponsoring the podcast, email jordan@penname.co.