vibe coding

Alternative forms

vibecoding

Etymology

Coined by Slovakian-Canadian AI researcher Andrej Karpathy in February 2025 (see quote).

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Noun

vibe coding (uncountable)

(programming, neologism) A method of programming in which a developer generates code by repeatedly prompting a large language model, and has a very limited awareness of how the code actually functions.
- [2025 February 2, @karpathy [Andrej Karpathy], Twitter‎, archived from the original on 3 February 2025:
  There's a new kind of coding I call "vibe coding", where you fully give in to the vibes, embrace exponentials, and forget that the code even exists.]
- 2025 February 27, “Not a Coder? With A.I., Just Having an Idea Can Be Enough.”, in The New York Times‎, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 14 March 2025:
  Not all of my vibecoding experiments have been successful. I've been struggling for weeks to build an "inbox autopilot" tool capable of responding to my emails automatically, in my writing style. I've encountered roadblocks when trying to integrate A.I. work flows into apps like Google Photos and iOS Voice Memos, which aren't designed to play well with third-party add-ons.
- 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:
  With all this vibe coding going on, we had to turn to an expert for some input. Simon Willison, an independent software developer and AI researcher, offered a nuanced perspective on AI-assisted programming in an interview with Ars Technica. "I really enjoy vibe coding," he said. "It's a fun way to try out an idea and prove if it can work."

Derived terms

Translations

method of programming

Vietnamese: (sự) lập trình theo cảm hứng

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