"vibe coding" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: vibecoding [alternative]
Etymology: Coined by Slovakian-Canadian AI researcher Andrej Karpathy in February 2025 (see quote). Etymology templates: {{coinage|en|Q56037405|in=February 2025}} Coined by Slovakian-Canadian AI researcher Andrej Karpathy in February 2025 Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} vibe coding (uncountable)
  1. (programming, neologism) A method of programming in which a developer generates code by repeatedly prompting a large language model, and has a very limited awareness of how the code actually functions. Tags: neologism, uncountable Categories (topical): Programming Derived forms: vibecode, vibe coder

Alternative forms

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