What Is Vibe Coding? A Computer Scientist Explains What It Means to Have AI Write Computer Code

What is Vibe Coding and why are IT professionals talking about it all the time? The new tech trend explained

For a long time, writing code meant sitting for hours in front of a computer, typing out lines and lines of instructions in a programming language. It needed technical skills, a lot of patience, and even more practice. But recently, a new way of writing code has become popular — and people are calling it vibe coding.

Vibe Coding: Fad, Future or Folly?

The software development landscape is perpetually shifting, and early 2025 brought a new tremor: vibe coding. Coined by OpenAI researcher Andrej Karpathy in February, he used the term to describe an experiment where he built a small project without personally writing a single line of code — or even touching a keyboard. Karpathy dictated application requirements for an “amusing throwaway weekend project” to superwhisper, an AI voice transcriber. …

Sundar Pichai is vibe coding. 'It feels so delightful to be a coder.'

Google's CEO, Sundar Pichai, said he is trying to build a "custom webpage" through vibe coding.CAMILLE COHEN/AFP via Getty ImagesGoogle's CEO, Sundar Pichai, is casually building a web page with AI coding tools."It feels so delightful to be a coder in this moment," Pichai said at Bloomberg Tech on Wednesday.Pichai said engineers are still needed in the age of AI coding tools.Google's CEO, Sundar Pichai, is doing something unexpected for one of t…

What is vibe coding? A computer scientist explains what it means to have AI write computer code

Whether you're streaming a show, paying bills online or sending an email, each of these actions relies on computer programs that run behind the scenes. The process of writing computer programs is known as coding. Until recently, most computer code was written, at least originally, by human beings. But with the advent of generative artificial intelligence, that has begun to change.

What is vibe coding? A computer scientist explains what it means to ...

What is vibe coding? A computer scientist explains what it means to have AI write computer code − and what risks that can entail

Large language model AIs can generate software code based on your prompts. J Studios/DigitalVision via Getty ImagesWhether you’re streaming a show, paying bills online or sending an email, each of these actions relies on computer programs that run behind the scenes. The process of writing computer programs is known as coding. Until recently, most computer code was written, at least originally, by human beings. But with the advent of generative a…