RIP Vibe Coding. Feb 2025-Oct 2025.

In this episode of The AI Daily Brief, Nathaniel Whittemore interviews Shawn Wang (Swyx) about the evolving landscape of AI coding. They discuss the AI Engineer Code Summit, the shift from "vibe coding" to more structured approaches, and the discomfort some engineers feel with the term "vibe coding". They explore the sync-async spectrum of AI coding platforms, the rise of "agent labs," and the organizational changes needed to integrate AI effectively. The conversation also touches on the potential of "code AGI" and the emerging product era of AI, contrasting "agent labs" with "model labs." The episode concludes with a discussion on the importance of context engineering and ROI in AI, previewing Whittemore's upcoming talk at the AI Engineer Code Summit.