vibe coder

English

Etymology

From vibe coding.

Noun

vibe coder (plural vibe coders)

1. (programming, neologism) Someone who generates source code by repeatedly prompting a large language model, and has a very limited awareness of how the code actually functions; someone who engages in vibe coding.
   • 2025 March 5, Benj Edwards, “Will the future of software development run on vibes?”, in Ars Technica‎, archived from the original on 2025-03-15:

     Who are the vibe coders?

   • 2025 March 14, Julie Bort, “(article title)”, in TechCrunch‎, archived from the original on 2025-03-15:

     AI coding assistant Cursor reportedly tells a 'vibe coder' to write his own damn code

See also

• proompt
• proompter