Category
Building software with AI
AI changed how software gets written before it changed anything else. These entries cover the practice side of that shift: coding agents that work through tasks on their own, vibe coding and spec-driven development as two ends of the rigor spectrum, AI code review, and the supporting craft - context management and instruction files - that separates teams who get real leverage from teams who get slop.
Entries in this category
- AGENTS.md A Markdown file in a repository that gives AI coding agents project-specific instructions, conventions, and commands. Read the entry
- AI app builder A platform that turns a natural-language description into a working, deployable application without hand-written code. Read the entry
- AI code review Using AI to read a code change and flag bugs, security issues, and style problems before or alongside human review. Read the entry
- AI coding agent Software that plans and executes multi-step coding tasks - reading files, editing code, and running tests with minimal supervision. Read the entry
- AI pair programming A working style where a developer and an AI assistant write code together, with the human reviewing every change as it lands. Read the entry
- Context management Keeping an AI agent's working context relevant and small through compaction, memory files, and delegating work to subagents. Read the entry
- Spec-driven development Writing a detailed specification first so AI coding agents implement, and get reviewed, against an agreed plan. Read the entry
- Vibe coding Building software by describing intent to an AI and accepting code you judge by behavior rather than by reading it line by line. Read the entry
Where this layer fits
AI coding is the most visible application of the rest of the stack. Coding agents are a specialized case of the agents layer, their behavior is shaped by core concepts like context windows and system prompts, and evals are how teams measure whether AI-written code is actually getting better.
Not sure where to start? AI coding agents is the entry the rest of this category builds on. Or browse everything at once in the A-Z index.