Random people at work reach out to me to ask what I'm doing using so much of the Agentic AI service that our company has signed up for. I'm using more than most people at this multi-thousand employee company.
I'm vibe coding. I hate the term. I'm not "vibing". I'm using my extensive computer science experience and insight to direct several AI agents on different tasks sometimes in completely different projects at the same time.
They are working at the same time, I am not. I am working with one at a time -- and moving onto the next AI as the first is working on its task. Sometimes an agent works for minutes, sometimes it works for hours. Meantime, I'm working with other agents -- or getting coffee or chatting with colleagues.
Just like working with a team of junior programmers, I give them some insights to get started and send them on their way.
Then I check on what they produce -- because many times the work is bad. It needs correction.
Rarely do I correct by changing code directly -- no, just as working with junior programmers, most corrections involve me telling the AI what to fix and then were to re-focus its efforts.
These AIs are amazing. Some of the results are impossible for a person to produce in less than days -- but they are produced in minutes.
Guess I'm vibe coding. It's particularly effective because I know how to code without AI.
If you have practical computer programming experience - jump in. Use your knowledge to guide these tools to produce more. Amplify your productivity.
This is the new paradigm. It is not a fad. It works too well.
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