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vibe coding

/ˈvaɪb ˈkoʊ.dɪŋ/

vibe coding noun: a method of programming in which a developer generates code by repeatedly prompting a large language model, while having a very limited awareness of how the code actually functions. Also the present participle and gerund of vibe code.

Noun

vibe coding (uncountable)

  1. (neologism) A method of programming in which a developer generates code by repeatedly prompting a large language model, while having a very limited awareness of how the code actually functions.
    • 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 2, @karpathy [Andrej Karpathy], Twitter, archived from the original on 03 Feb 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...2025 February 27, Kevin Roose, “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...

Also used as

vibe coding is also the present participle and gerund of vibe code.

Examples of vibe coding in a sentence

  • With all this vibe coding going on, we had to turn to an expert for some input.2025 March 5, Benj Edwards, “Will the future of software development run on vibes?”, in Ars Technica, archived from the original on 15 Mar...
  • Of course, vibe coding isn't perfect, but picking the right tool will help iron out many potential hiccups - whether that be security concerns or limited budgets.2026 February 10, Ritoban Mukherjee, Owain Williams, “10 best vibe coding tools of 2026”, in Techradar, archived from the original on 17...
  • The project is yet another example of "vibe coding," the trend of non-engineers using AI tools to build software by describing what they want in plain language.2026 March 25, Russell Melia, “A startup lawyer vibe-coded an AI version of himself”, in Insider, US edition:

Forms of vibe coding

alternative formvibecoding

Origin of vibe coding

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

Words formed from vibe coding

Questions about vibe coding

What does vibe coding mean?
Vibe coding means a method of programming in which a developer generates code by repeatedly prompting a large language model, while having a very limited awareness of how the code actually functions.
How do you use vibe coding in a sentence?
With all this vibe coding going on, we had to turn to an expert for some input.
What part of speech is vibe coding?
Vibe coding is a noun.
How do you pronounce vibe coding?
Vibe coding is pronounced /ˈvaɪb ˈkoʊ.dɪŋ/ (US).

Words near vibe coding in the dictionary

  1. vibe code
  2. vibe coded
  3. vibe coder
  4. vibe coders
  5. vibe codes
  6. vibe coding
  7. vibe debugging
  8. vibe out
  9. vibe politics
  10. vibe shift
  11. vibe shifts

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