State of Agentic Coding

A monthly field report from the fast-moving edge of AI software development.



NEW!Latest episode 2026-09-09

Recording episode 10 of State of Agentic Coding

Episode 010 · 01:41:46

Vibe versus craft

Episode 10 of State of Agentic Coding: AI watermarking, model-provider politics, open-weight convergence, cloud coding agents, GitHub under siege, and the tension between vibe coding and engineering craft.

» Episode page & video ·YouTube ·Spotify

Episode archive 10 episodes on file

All episodes, newest first. Click a title for video, notes & transcript.
#EpisodeDateLength
010Vibe versus craftWatermarking, model loyalty & GitHub under siege01:41:46
009How much autonomy is too much?Agent intrusions, free tokens & the terminal01:24:44
008Fable, RL, loops, and the cost of computeWith Mario Zechner · Vienna01:20:53
007The one-year anniversaryTokens, slop forks & open weights01:34:31
006The beginning of the end of subsidiesSecurity, token spend & data moats01:38:22
005Time to slow down?Quality, security & token substance abuse01:38:48
004Are you going exponential?New models, vibe projects & slop forks40:33
003Have we become AI-pilled?Personal agents, OpenClaw & gates59:01
002The new models are good, actuallyPricing, context handoffs & meta-programming51:44
001The December editionWhere the monthly conversation began49:05

About the show AI talk without the psychosis

State of Agentic Coding is a recurring conversation about how coding agents are changing the practice – and economics – of making software.

Armin Ronacher

Co-host

Armin Ronacher

Creator of Flask, Jinja, Werkzeug, Click, and Rye, Armin has spent two decades shaping how developers build for the web. A prolific open-source author and writer on software design and AI-assisted development, he is now founder of Earendil.

Sponsor webring