vibe coding

noun

variants or less commonly vibecoding

ˈvīb-ˌkō-diŋ 

or vibe-coding

: the act or practice of using an artificial intelligence system to generate computer code (see code entry 1 sense 5) in a given programming language

Even non-technologists can now use so-called vibe coding to develop apps by typing prompts into AI models.

—Brian Gordon

Some call it "vibe-coding" because it encourages an AI coding assistant to do the grunt work as human software developers work through big ideas.

—Matt O'Brien

Rather than relying on drag-and-drop tools or extensive coding, vibecoding uses conversational AI to help teams build applications.

—Trisha Medhi

—sometimes used before another noun

a vibe coding platform

see vibe code

Word History

Etymology

vibe entry 1

Note: The term was apparently introduced in a message posted to the social media platform X (February 2, 2025) by the Slovak-born AI researcher Andrej Karpathy: "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."

First Known Use

2025, in the meaning defined above