agentic engineering

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Is vibe coding dead? What Karpathy's "agentic engineering" means if you don't code

The man who coined "vibe coding" now calls it passé and has a new name for the grown-up version. Before you wonder whether what you're doing is wrong: here's what he actually said, in his own words, and what it changes for you.

Aliteq Team · Oct 3 · 6 min

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Vibe coding or vibecoding? And the other words for building with AI in 2026

Two words or one? And what do "agentic engineering," "context engineering" and "spec-driven development" actually mean? A plain glossary of every AI-coding term in circulation, each with who coined it and when.

Aliteq Team · Oct 2 · 6 min

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Claude Code for vibe coders: what it does that Lovable and Bolt don't

In the US, people search "claude code" about ten times more than "vibe coding" — but if you've only used a visual builder, it's not obvious what it even is. Here's Claude Code explained for someone who started in Lovable.

Aliteq Team · Oct 2 · 7 min

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Vibe coding vs agentic engineering: the difference is whether you read the code

"From vibe coding to agentic engineering" is one of the fastest-rising searches of 2026. The honest difference between the two terms is smaller — and more useful — than the jargon makes it sound.

Aliteq Team · Oct 2 · 7 min

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The creator of Rails stopped writing code by hand. What "pencils down" means if you vibe code in Lovable.

In late September, DHH told a room of 1,200 developers that writing code by hand is now the exception. If you build apps by describing them to Lovable or Bolt, here's what actually changed for you — and what didn't.

Aliteq Team · Oct 2 · 7 min