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vibe coder

vibe coder noun: 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.

Noun

vibe coder (plural vibe coders)

  1. (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.
    • Who are the vibe coders?2025 March 5, Benj Edwards, “Will the future of software development run on vibes?”, in Ars Technica, archived from the original on 15 Mar 2025
    • AI coding assistant Cursor reportedly tells a 'vibe coder' to write his own damn code2025 March 14, Julie Bort, “(article title)”, in TechCrunch, archived from the original on 15 Mar 2025

Forms of vibe coder

pluralvibe coders
alternative formvibecoder

Origin of vibe coder

From vibe coding.

Questions about vibe coder

What does vibe coder mean?
Vibe coder means 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.
What part of speech is vibe coder?
Vibe coder is a noun.
What is the plural of vibe coder?
The plural of vibe coder is vibe coders.

Words near vibe coder in the dictionary

  1. vibe checked
  2. vibe checking
  3. vibe checks
  4. vibe code
  5. vibe coded
  6. vibe coder
  7. vibe coders
  8. vibe codes
  9. vibe coding
  10. vibe debugging
  11. vibe out

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