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Vibe Coding
Andrej Karpathy's 2025 term for building software by describing what you want in plain language and letting AI write the code.
By Brandon Mina·CEO, BrandPilot AI·Updated November 2026
Short answer
Vibe coding is a term coined by Andrej Karpathy in 2025 for building software by describing what you want in plain language and letting AI write the code. The person guides results through conversation rather than writing code line by line. It speeds prototyping, but output still needs review for quality and security.