In The Vibe Coding Handbook: How To Engineer Production-Grade Software With GenAI, Chat, Agents, and Beyond, Steve Yegge and I describe a spectrum of coding modalities with GenAI. On one extreme is “pairing,” where you are working with the AI to achieve a goal. It really is like pair programming with another person, if that person was like a “summer intern who believes in conspiracy theories” (as coined by Simon Willison) and the world’s best software architect.

On the other extreme is “delegating” (which I think many will associate with “agentic coding”), where you ask the AI to do something, and it does so without any human interaction.

… These dimensions dictate the frequency of reporting and feedback you need.  — Read More