Telling AI to write code, typically while lacking actual programming knowledge or skill.
"Why did you drop out of your Computer Science degree?"
"We don't need to code anymore man, vibe coding is where it's at."
The use of an LLM (Large Language Model; commonly referred to as AI) to write code in lieu of actual programming skill.
Hey why did you quit college?
We don't need computer science degrees anymore, man, I'm just VIBE CODING now...
Vibe coding is the practice of relying heavily, even exclusively, on AI generated code for a programming project. Programming on vibes alone, as expressed to the AI in natural language. Term coined by Andrej Karpathy in an X post on Feb 2, 2025.
Bro never learned to code. All he has is vibe coding.
Describes a type of practice where someone utilizes AI assistant tools and premade script templates to write code. Usually they do not understand the code or know how to read it, but use a guess and check method to attempt to achieve their desired results. Older internet denizens might have called this type of person a 'script kiddie'. While there are many people who enjoy this as a hobby and professionally, it is often used for nefarious means and can be risky.
My cousin has spent the past week doing nothing but vibe coding trying to write an app to make him rich day trading on the Canadian stock market but all he has done so far is accidently give a social media hacker access to his porn and credit cards folder
The art of creating software while doing almost zero actual coding, by completely surrendering to AI tools and just going with the flow. Involves talking to LLMs like Cursor Composer instead of typing code, blindly accepting all suggestions, and copying error messages without reading them.
Characteristics include: letting your codebase grow beyond your comprehension, working around bugs instead of fixing them, asking for random changes until errors disappear, and the complete absence of reading diffs. Perfect for weekend projects where functionality matters more than understanding what the hell is actually happening under the hood.
"Dude, I built an entire e-commerce site yesterday through vibe coding. Just whispered 'make the button blue' into my mic and accepted whatever the AI wrote. No idea how any of it works but it's live lol."
"Why are you actually reading through that function? Just vibe code it, bro. Ask the AI to 'make it faster' and accept all."
Definition:
When you open up ChatGPT, whisper "do it for me please" into the void, and pretend you're a developer while the AI does 110% of the work. You have no idea what’s happening, but you’re nodding like a proud parent watching their kid win a science fair they didn’t even enter.
"Bro look at this cool app I just built in like 5 minutes vibe coding."
*Proceeds to send a localhost3000 url*
When you try to get AI to do the coding for you with prompt engineering and find out it takes more work to use the prompt than to actually do the work yourself.
Bro I’ve been vibe coding for last 3 hours for something I could have probably done in half an hour