This post will stay updated as AI evolves 😅

AI is here to stay

After a lot of hype cycles and crazy developments, I can now say that AI is here to stay.

The concept of AI is disturbing to developers early in their careers who are becoming goooood

Since it’s here. we should make the best of it.

Vibe coding or AI-assisted coding?

Vibe coding is allowing AI to do all the work. You have no idea what your coding agent is doing; it iterates until it meets the requirements.

AI assisted coding is AI coding with a human twist. You have a knowledge of what AI is doing, why it’s doing it and how it’s doing it.

The difference between the two is how much you know of what’s going on.

I greatly prefer AI assisted coding to vibe coding. I often remember that I am fully responsible for what I write (AI is just an it not a he/she). Its better for me to know what’s going on.

If you’ll follow my path, here are some tips to go.

• Make sure you know how to read. Agents spit out code and information about what they did. The code editors usually diff the code. You must learn how to understand the agent’s intent. It’s really important.

• The agent should do one and only one minimal task at a time.

For instance, if you want to implement a login feature for an application, it is better to use 2 prompts.

✅ build the login page using CSS and JSX only.

then

✅ Use Next.js hooks to implement the login feature.

This is wayyyyy better than

❌ Implement login feature

• The more specific you are, the better your coding agent performs. Don’t be lazy; be specific.

• This is an extra tip: Discuss with the agent about what you want to add to your application. When its time for it to code, let it use your earlier conversation as context.

Navigating this AI-infected world

There are a lot of vibe coding ai course lovable dev bros out there telling you that software engineering is cooked.

Even some of those that we look up to are onto a kind of agenda or something. They tell you that AI is writing 90% percent of their code and stuff…

The best way to navigate this hype era is to be informed.

No, not that kind of informed.

Understand how AI works, what the tools are, how MCP works. Try out coding agents for yourself. See what it can and can’t do.

Then use that information on how it can help you become a better developer. How it can help you ship better code faster (note the better).

If a new AI technology comes out, let’s say the Ralph loop, understand what it’s really about.

That’s my way of navigating this hype filled tech world.

If you ask me personally, I am tired of lovable AI vibe coding Udemy course bros.

Just saying

Finally, Finally.

😅 Sorry if I keep holding your attention for too long.

Feel free to mail me about how AI has helped you, including any objections you have at ezekielakinfenwa98@gmail.com.

Or dm me if you can

I am working on creating a free YouTube course on building complex multi-step agents. I’ve been on it for months now. I will be joyful to share it with you guys once it’s out.