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Vibe Coding

AI-powered conversational programming style

Short definition

A programming style powered by LLMs, where developers rely on conversational prompting and intuition over syntax.

Definition

Definition

A programming style powered by LLMs, where developers rely on conversational prompting and intuition over syntax. Saying "make this page feel cleaner" to an AI instead of manually adjusting CSS. Popularised by Andrej Karpathy to describe fast, iterative, AI-driven prototyping.