How I code with agents, without being 'technical'

This article was submitted as an educational post. Full credit goes to the author, Ben Tossell, and the original post can be found at the provided URL.

Tossell describes how he builds functional software through AI coding agents despite lacking a traditional programming background, arguing there is a new "programmable layer of abstraction" that anyone can master. He shares his workflow—working exclusively in terminals and CLI tools, building reusable agent documentation, and treating coding as iterative exploration rather than formal study—and positions this emerging approach as something distinct from "vibe coding": a new technical class defined by systems thinking and human-AI collaboration.