Jim Koppel: the vibe coder's way to understand code is running everything; the agentic engineer reads it
jimmykoppel · x · 2026-09-07
Jim Koppel contrasts two ways to figure out what code does. The vibe coder's way: run it on every platform, try every combination of env vars and settings, check every admin panel and log, monitor all traffic. The agentic engineer's way: read the code. A pointed jab at the run-everything, read-nothing debugging culture.
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