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Episode 64

Vibe Coding with Power Tools

A conversation about coding agents as power tools, the harnesses that shape their behaviour, and why faster generation makes judgement and steering more important.

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AI Coding

AI Coding Agents Work Like Power Tools

Coding agents shift a developer’s attention from writing every line towards architecture, testing and review.

Agents

Coding Models Have Working Personalities

Every coding model brings its own mix of literalness, initiative, caution and recurring habits to a coding session.

Software Systems

Domain Experts Can Build Software From Operational Knowledge

Coding agents let operators turn their knowledge of workflows, exceptions and commercial pressures into working software.

Agents

Long Agent Runs Depend on Reliable Feedback

Tests, specifications and human review determine how long a coding agent can keep producing useful software on its own.

Software Systems

Real Use Reveals Missing Product Requirements

Working software exposes missing permissions, awkward screens and workflow exceptions that an initial specification rarely captures.

Software Systems

AI Speed Makes Architectural Judgement More Important

Rapid implementation lets an early choice about data, queues or background workers spread across a codebase within weeks.

Agents

An Agent Harness Controls Context, Tools and Feedback

A coding harness controls which files an agent can inspect, which commands it can run and which results return to the model.