Agentic Coding

ELI5 — The Vibe Check

When AI doesn't just suggest code — it actually DOES the work. It reads files, runs commands, writes code, tests it, and fixes errors in a loop. You describe the feature, the AI agent builds it end-to-end. It's like having a junior dev that works at light speed and never takes coffee breaks.

Real Talk

Agentic coding refers to AI-powered development where an autonomous agent orchestrates the full software engineering workflow — reading code, planning changes, writing implementations, running tests, and iterating on failures. Tools like Claude Code, Cursor Agent, and Devin exemplify this approach.

Show Me The Code

# You: "Add a dark mode toggle to the settings page"
# Agent: reads codebase → plans approach → writes component
#        → adds CSS → updates store → runs tests → commits

When You'll Hear This

"I let the agent handle the whole refactor — pure agentic coding." / "Agentic coding is vibecoding on steroids."