Vibe coding represents a paradigm shift in software creation that's turning the tech world upside down. Coined by Andrej Karpathy, co-founder of OpenAI and former head of AI at Tesla, in February 2025, vibe coding is fundamentally changing who can build software and how fast they can do it.
At its core, vibe coding means using artificial intelligence to generate code through natural language descriptions rather than writing traditional syntax. As Karpathy famously described it: "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."
Unlike traditional programming where developers manually craft every line of code, vibe coding transforms you into an AI orchestrator. You describe what you want in plain English—or even through voice commands—and AI coding assistants transform your vision into functional applicati