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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."
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You: Well she’s giving off Underground Bunker Vibes
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"have you bought your ticket to vibe camp yet? There's going to be a spontaneous improv musical about lemurs this year!"
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Get the skanking my vibe mug.A fuck vibe is a noun that is similar to a red flag, but instead of describing an issue in someone, it’s describing the energy of that issue.
Derived from “bad fucking vibe”, a fuck vibe can describe someone who has something really off about them without any discernible reason, or a situation that feels very tense or uncomfortable.
It can also be used to describe how one feels, in place of “having a bad feeling”.
Derived from “bad fucking vibe”, a fuck vibe can describe someone who has something really off about them without any discernible reason, or a situation that feels very tense or uncomfortable.
It can also be used to describe how one feels, in place of “having a bad feeling”.
“I had to drop my professor because when I walked into class on the first day, he had such a fuck vibe.”
“I walked into the house and the way that everyone was talking to me was off and it gave me a fuck vibe, I knew something was up.”
“I walked into the house and the way that everyone was talking to me was off and it gave me a fuck vibe, I knew something was up.”
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