--- title: My Way Toward Agentic Coding | daily.dev description: A developer's journey from early AI chatbots (IBM Watson) to modern agentic coding tools like ChatGPT, GitHub Copilot, and Claude Code. The narrative covers... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/my-way-toward-agentic-coding-srm19en1b twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: My Way Toward Agentic Coding | daily.dev og:description: A developer's journey from early AI chatbots (IBM Watson) to modern agentic coding tools like ChatGPT, GitHub Copilot, and Claude Code. 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