"Agentic Engineering" emerging as professional term replacing "vibe coding"

Source type	Practitioner
Confidence	Medium
Last verified	2026-03-22
Topics	vibe-coding claude-code

Insight: "Agentic Engineering" is gaining traction as the term for professional software development using AI coding agents, distinct from casual "vibe coding." Z.ai (GLM-5), Andrej Karpathy, and Addy Osmani are all using this terminology, signaling an industry consensus that the professional practice needs its own identity separate from the hobbyist/casual usage of AI for code.

Sources

• Simon Willison — "GLM-5: From Vibe Coding to Agentic Engineering" (2026-02-11)
• Simon Willison — "Agentic Engineering Patterns" (2026-02-27)

Related: existing entry "Vibe coding spectrum from casual to professional" in external/vibe-coding.md — CORROBORATES