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Vibe Coding Is Dangerous, Agentic Engineering Isn't
Wes McKinney warns that 'vibe coding'—shipping blind one-shot prompts—is a professional liability, advocating instead for 'agentic engineering' through rigorous testing and human oversight.
What: McKinney defines agentic engineering as a process where AI serves as an accelerator, but the engineer retains deep control over architecture, testing, and deciding which features are actually necessary to build.
Why it matters: This highlights a growing industry tension: the divide between 'prompt-tinkerers' and engineers who treat LLMs as high-leverage tools requiring the same rigor as traditional software development.
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- Vibe coding: A disparaging term for using AI to generate code based solely on 'what feels right' without verification, testing, or code review.
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