Moving Beyond the Hype

Abdul Fakhri I like to learn, build and deliver! Why I’m Quitting Agentic Coding? The tech world loves a good trend, but sometimes the fastest way forward is to take a deliberate step back. As a student of technology, my journey has always been about exploration, efficiency, and building things that last. However, recent experiences have forced me to re-evaluate the tools I use and the platforms I rely on. Two major shifts are happening in my workflow right now: I am completely cutting ties with agentic coding tools, and I am moving away from mainstream social media to build my own independent digital space. Here is why. 1. The Reality of Agentic Coding: Costly, Unreliable, and Destructive autonomous AI agents were promised to be the ultimate co-pilots for developers. The narrative was simple: let the AI handle the heavy lifting while you focus on the big picture. But after extensive testing, reality caught up with the hype. I have officially cancelled my subscriptions to all agentic coding tools. My hands-on experience revealed a frustrating pattern: The answers are mostly wrong: Instead of saving time, I found myself spending hours debugging hallucinated logic. They are structurally unreliable: A tool you cannot trust is a tool that slows you down. They can be destructive to products: Blindly trusting autonomous agents introduces subtle, catastrophic bugs into code architectures. When you factor in that these are highly expensive, premium subscriptions, the math simply doesn't add up. High-cost tools should provide high-value reliability. Instead, they have proven to be an expensive liability. 2.Reclaiming the Craft: A Return to Human-Centered Coding This frustration has led me to a broader realization. We are beginning to see the early waves of a major counter-movement: a much-needed shift back to human-centered coding. Relying too heavily on external platforms and complex AI middleware creates a fragile dependency. When a third-party API changes, breaks, or provides you bad data, your product suffers. By stripping away these bloated layers, developers can reduce unnecessary subscription costs and protect their technologies from outside manipulation. True mastery comes from understanding the lines of code you write—not outsourcing your critical thinking to an unproven algorithm. 3. Leaving Mainstream Social Media to Build My Own Network This desire for independence isn't just limited to my code editor; it extends to how I publish my thoughts online. Centralized social media platforms have made it clear that creators do not truly own their space. I have watched these networks censor and delete posts simply because the content didn't align with their opaque, algorithmic preferences. Instead of shouting into a void controlled by corporate gatekeepers, I am building my own social network by upgrading my blog. By transforming a personal blog into a self-hosted, decentralized hub, I can: Guarantee absolute ownership over everything I write and build. Foster genuine connections without an algorithm deciding who sees my work. Combine coding and publishing into a unified, indie-web experience. In the near future, I predict more developers, creators, and tech companies will follow this exact trend. The era of blindly trusting massive, centralized platforms and over-hyped AI tools is over. People want control, predictability, and authenticity back. For me, the future of technology isn't about finding a smarter robot to write my code or a bigger platform to host my voice. It's about returning to the fundamentals: human-driven development and truthful coding.