Vibe coding: Is this really how we'll build software?

About this episode

The episode explores how AI is transforming software development and the implications of 'vibe coding'.

In this episode of Beyond the Hype, Colin Eberhardt is joined by Remi Van Goethem to unpack the fast‑evolving world of AI‑accelerated software development. From everyday autocompletion to emerging multi‑agent frameworks, they explore how AI is reshaping coding practice and where human engineering judgement still matters. Remi shares his recent experience rapidly prototyping a planning application using a Research–Plan–Implement workflow, highlighting how AI can transform early‑stage discovery, architecture thinking, and delivery speed. Together, they consider what this shift means for developers, architects, and CTOs as AI starts to generate more of our code, and whether vibe coding is a glimpse of software's future or simply the latest trend. Useful links for this episode Will the future of software development run on vibes? – Ars Technica Welcome to Gas Town – Stephen Yegge I miss thinking hard – Juan Ernesto Agentic Coding Makes Old Coders Young and Young Coders Old – Scott Francis AI-Assisted Development at Block – Angie Jones Research → Plan → Implement Pattern – Goose

People in this episode

Host: Colin Eberhardt

Guest: Remi Van Goethem

Topics covered

• AI-accelerated software development
• coding practice
• human engineering judgement
• prototyping
• software architecture
• vibe coding

Keywords

• AI
• software development
• coding
• prototyping
• architecture
• vibe coding
• multi-agent frameworks

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Ars Technica, Stephen Yegge, Angie Jones, Goose

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