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Figure 21.3: The spectrum of intent

The spectrum of intent.
Figure 21.3 The spectrum of intent. Vibe coding sits at one pole—you judge the behavior and leave the code unread, which is fine for a throwaway prototype; augmented coding sits at the other—you still own the code, its tests, and their coverage, as a long-lived system demands. The position (the knob, in accent) is one you choose per artifact before the first prompt, set by how long the thing must live; the tool at both ends is the same.