Vibe coding is the practice of building software by describing intent in natural language and letting AI tools generate the code. Common tools include Cursor, Claude Code, Devin, and Replit Agent. The term was coined by Andrej Karpathy in a February 2025 tweet: "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." It captures the shift from typing code character-by-character to describing outcomes and reviewing AI-generated implementations. It's the most visible name for the broader shift in how software gets built in the AI era.
The Karpathy origin (February 2025):
Andrej Karpathy (former Tesla AI lead, OpenAI co-founder, prolific A...