Coding with AI: Vibe Coding vs Real Engineering (with Tyler Folkman)

AI can write code — but that doesn’t mean you should trust it.In this episode of Domesticating AI, we’re joined by Tyler Folkman (author of The AI Architect) to break down how engineers are actually using AI to build software — and why most people are still just vibe coding.Vibe coding vs real engineeringReasoning models vs coding modelsHow to plan and prompt AI effectivelyWhen to let AI take the wheel (and when not to)Local vs cloud coding agentsToken costs vs owning hardwareTyler Folkman — The AI ArchitectAnthropichttps://www.anthropic.comOpenAIhttps://openai.comOllamahttps://ollama.comMiniMax-M2.5https://ollama.com/library/minimax-m2.5GLM-5https://ollama.com/library/glm-5AmpCode Chroniclehttps://ampcode.com/chronicleAndrej Karpathy on Context Engineeringhttps://x.com/karpathy“Human in the Loop is Tired”(add link if you have it)Domesticating AI is a bi-weekly podcast about practical AI for developers.We help you brace the feral open-source AI landscape — so you can tame it instead of getting dragged by [email protected]://open.spotify.com/show/2WsAR4fvcXzp3vVZGVlkE2Apple Podcastshttps://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/domesticating-ai/id1873338950Are you vibe coding — or engineering with AI?Let us know your setup.Keep your AI on a leash.🧠 What We Cover🔗 Links & ResourcesGuestModels & ToolsArticles / Mentions🎧 About the Podcast📬 Contact🔥 Follow👇 Join the Discussion