vibe coder
nounEtymology From vibe coding.
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Computing, Engineering, Mathematics, Natural sciences, Physical sciences, Programming, Sciences Neologism Someone who generates source code by repeatedly prompting a large language model, and has a very limited awareness of how the code actually functions; someone who engages in vibe coding.
- Who are the vibe coders?2025 March 5, Benj Edwards, “Will the future of software development run on vibes?”, in Ars Technica, archived from the original on 15 Mar 2025:
- AI coding assistant Cursor reportedly tells a 'vibe coder' to write his own damn code2025 March 14, Julie Bort, “(article title)”, in TechCrunch, archived from the original on 15 Mar 2025: