A Year Of Vibes

A reflection on how AI-powered coding tools fundamentally changed software engineering practices in 2025. The author transitioned from traditional coding to working with agentic tools like Claude Code, publishing 36 posts and having extensive conversations about AI. Key challenges emerged around version control systems not capturing AI-generated code context, code review workflows needing redesign for human-AI collaboration, and the difficulty of separating human intent from machine output. The piece explores the anthropomorphization of AI tools, the rise of terminal-based coding agents, and identifies opportunities for innovation in observability, version control, and establishing new social contracts for AI-assisted open source contributions.