Clearing the Air: A Classification of 5 AI-Assisted Development Paradigms
mudlej · reddit · 2026-07-31
Debates over "vibe coding" or "agentic development" often become fruitless because parties are talking about different concepts. The author proposes a classification framework based on how decision ownership and review responsibilities are divided between humans and AI, defining five distinct approaches to AI-assisted software development:
- Organic Development
- Reviewed Agentic Development
- Guided Agentic Development
- Fully Agentic Development
- Vibe Coding
Related event: Clarifying the Five Paradigms of AI-Assisted Development(2 posts)→
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