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Vibe Coding vs. Agentic Coding: 2025 Beginner’s Guide to AI‑Driven Development

Dumebi Okolo on June 10, 2025

Simply put, Vibe coding = “see things, say things, run things” (Karpathy). Agentic coding = “set a goal, let an autonomous agent plan, code, test, ...
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Ravavyr

The real question is. Can any Agentic Coding setup actually deliver a fully functional staging and production environment that doesn't require an experienced developer to actually manage and maintain it. I'm gonna go ahead and tell you. No.

But i do love all the marketing hype... i appreciate the longterm job security being provided to those of us who know how to fix the crap people are making with AI without knowing what they are doing

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Dumebi Okolo

As someone who has vibe coded a lot, I strongly doubt if it can give you production-ready, market-ready apps.
What it'd do, however, is lay a foundation—a very good one.
However, I think you have to have a good grasp of programming in general to vibe code successfully because you will encounter a lot of bugs!!

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Rohan Sharma

just a WOW.

Thanks for sharing.

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Dumebi Okolo

Glad you loved it!
Please share with your network.

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Rohan Sharma

Okay 🫀

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Vu Tran

I just want to contribute that we are more inclined to vibe testing, hence we open a beta trial for everyone with our FREE product, let us know what you think dev.to/vutran/katalon-scout-explor...

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Dumebi Okolo

That's awesome. Thanks for sharing!

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Ime Inyang • Edited

I remember a couple of years ago, watching "Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs" (2009) and imagining making a machine that could make anything.

It's already 2025 and LLMs through vibe & agentic coding methodologies allow us approach that possibility (also happening in the world of robotics with organic and shape-shifting robots). Vibe coding and Agentic coding are every 90's dreaming-inventor's dream. The stage had been set already for them through popular animation culture, so these concepts are here to stay.

What we have to figure out now is how to make app packaging and various product dev stages less technical for other dreamers to get onboard and safely deploy. I'm thinking something in the trend of in-depth technical knowledgeunderstanding high-level technical conceptstotal abstraction.

I vibe code every when to test an algorithm before committing to it.

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Dotallio

Love how you clarified the split - I've basically been mixing both depending on project speed vs cleanup needs. Curious, have you found a workflow where combining them felt seamless?

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Dumebi Okolo

No, unfortunately, not yet.
But I;d be sure to let you know when I do!

GLad you loved the article!

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Chris Ebube Roland

An amazing read 🔥

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Dumebi Okolo

Thanks so much, my gee.