Do you know those people who are just way too nice? Positive about everything, giving tons of praise, hyper-aware of social niceties, exceedingly well-groomed, and smiling as they’ve just closed a great deal on something? These people give off saccharine vibes— just too sweet, too nice to be plausible.
Emma: Hey John! You look amazing today! I made cookies last night, you want some? (while smiling contagiously)
John: Wow! That's so sweet of you! Has anyone ever told you that you give off a saccharine vibe?
John: Wow! That's so sweet of you! Has anyone ever told you that you give off a saccharine vibe?
by FiboC3v3 June 21, 2022
Get the Saccharine Vibemug. Boy1 - Heard the new joint has some good food!
Boy2 - Bunch of vibe merchants! Edgy folks go there for vibe, not for the food.
Boy2 - Bunch of vibe merchants! Edgy folks go there for vibe, not for the food.
by trish_ January 11, 2023
Get the vibe merchantsmug. The layman's gateway into the world of software development.
The term was coined by Andrej Karpathy in February 2025, presumably influenced by similar Gen Z-esque terms such as 'Vibecession', where 'vibe' presumably refers to the fact you can code based on how you feel, rather than what you know.
While LLMs have always assisted people with coding, it is largely thanks to the introduction of AI-powered IDEs such as VSCode, Cursor.sh and Windsurf that have made vibe coding into a real thing. These IDEs feature an AI agent that will pretty much build your entire project for you. Because of this, anyone, even an 8 year-old kid, can have the means to create sophisticated software.
While vibe coding is here to stay, it certainly has no place in enterprise environments. Think of it like this: vibe coding is like shooting in auto mode on your DSLR, as opposed to manual mode. It might take some good photos, but to rely on it for professional work is like opening pandora's box. Even for individual projects, it is better to first understand the basics and best practices of coding, and then rely on vibe coding. That way you can independently evaluate the quality/relevance of the code being generated.
The term was coined by Andrej Karpathy in February 2025, presumably influenced by similar Gen Z-esque terms such as 'Vibecession', where 'vibe' presumably refers to the fact you can code based on how you feel, rather than what you know.
While LLMs have always assisted people with coding, it is largely thanks to the introduction of AI-powered IDEs such as VSCode, Cursor.sh and Windsurf that have made vibe coding into a real thing. These IDEs feature an AI agent that will pretty much build your entire project for you. Because of this, anyone, even an 8 year-old kid, can have the means to create sophisticated software.
While vibe coding is here to stay, it certainly has no place in enterprise environments. Think of it like this: vibe coding is like shooting in auto mode on your DSLR, as opposed to manual mode. It might take some good photos, but to rely on it for professional work is like opening pandora's box. Even for individual projects, it is better to first understand the basics and best practices of coding, and then rely on vibe coding. That way you can independently evaluate the quality/relevance of the code being generated.
Example 1: Most startup businesses these days heavily rely on vibe coding to launch their first SaaS. (not recommended tho)
Example 2: Julian, an 8-year old boy, vibe coded his own J.A.R.V.I.S. assistant as an homage to his favorite superhero.
Example 3: "Bro did you hear? Alex vibe coded his way into a systems integration engineering career." ... "Yikes."
Example 2: Julian, an 8-year old boy, vibe coded his own J.A.R.V.I.S. assistant as an homage to his favorite superhero.
Example 3: "Bro did you hear? Alex vibe coded his way into a systems integration engineering career." ... "Yikes."
by Mary Mary Quite The Contrarian June 5, 2025
Get the Vibe Codingmug. by Dr. Delarney November 16, 2019
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Get the Vibe Savermug. by VoidlessRaven February 23, 2021
Get the Vibrant's Vibe Housemug. Bro go to sleep your vibing
by ChubbsMoment April 27, 2020
Get the Vibingmug.