The latest articles on DEV Community by Pete Thambundit (@peteteaa). https://dev.to/peteteaa https://media2.dev.to/dynamic/image/width=90,height=90,fit=cover,gravity=auto,format=auto/https:%2F%2Fdev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fuploads%2Fuser%2Fprofile_image%2F3459121%2Fabfc7fc2-6970-434d-a64c-1c1c06cbfbf5.jpg https://dev.to/peteteaa en Pete Thambundit Wed, 27 Aug 2025 18:46:06 +0000 https://dev.to/peteteaa/-1m59 https://dev.to/peteteaa/-1m59 <div class="ltag__link"> <a href="/peteteaa" class="ltag__link__link"> <div class="ltag__link__pic"> <img src="https://media2.dev.to/dynamic/image/width=800%2Cheight=%2Cfit=scale-down%2Cgravity=auto%2Cformat=auto/https%3A%2F%2Fdev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fuploads%2Fuser%2Fprofile_image%2F3459121%2Fabfc7fc2-6970-434d-a64c-1c1c06cbfbf5.jpg" alt="peteteaa"> </div> </a> <a href="https://dev.to/peteteaa/vibe-coding-agents-good-or-bad-5cf0" class="ltag__link__link"> <div class="ltag__link__content"> <h2>Vibe coding agents- good or bad?</h2> <h3>Pete Thambundit ・ Aug 27</h3> <div class="ltag__link__taglist"> </div> </div> </a> </div> vibecoding discuss Pete Thambundit Wed, 27 Aug 2025 00:35:04 +0000 https://dev.to/peteteaa/vibe-coding-agents-good-or-bad-5cf0 https://dev.to/peteteaa/vibe-coding-agents-good-or-bad-5cf0 <p>Recently vibe coding has gotten a bad rap, with people comparing it to fast food-short term gratification that comes with long term consequences. </p> <p>However, what people don't realize is that AI agents aren't magic tools that can create fully functional backends without human insight and judgment. There is no "one shot" prompt you can give AI to create the exact product you are thinking of. </p> <p>This same logic applies when creating AI agents. Vibe coded or not, the more thought and structure you bring to the process, the more likely you are to get something that actually works.</p> <h2> Tips for improving workflow </h2> <ul> <li><p><strong>Add guardrails</strong><br> 90% of the time, you will get the wrong output out of an agent if you don't define clear constraints. Tell the agent exactly what not to do, just as much as what to do.</p></li> <li><p><strong>Break big tasks into smaller goals</strong><br> Agents are powerful tools which can help out with most of your workflow, but they aren't magical helpers which can handle everything. The broader and more vague your tasks are, the more likely they are to fail. The more you narrow the agent’s role and define clear inputs and outputs, the more reliably it performs.</p></li> <li><p><strong>Validate aggressively</strong><br> Always test your agents before deploying them, especially more than once. AI is unpredictable, and may not always give the same answer. The more testing you do, the better chances are of consistently getting expected output.</p></li> </ul> <h2> Final Thoughts </h2> <p>The reality is that AI agents can speed up development if used thoughtfully. They’re not replacements for design. Instead, they’re tools that amplify the quality of your inputs. Garbage in, garbage out still applies.</p> <p>By setting clear goals, defining constraints, and rigorously validating outputs, you can make agent based workflows even more powerful. The future of development isn't just replacing code with agents, but to allow developers to become conductors rather than builders when creating projects.</p>