Vibe Coding

What is vibe coding?

Vibe coding is an AI-assisted coding technique where a human developer describes their vision in plain language and an AI tool creates the code. Rather than reading through the code and fixing errors manually, the developer feeds any error messages directly back to the AI. This cycle of refinement through prompting AI rather than editing the code manually continues until the expected outcome is achieved. 

Example: My experience with writing code manually is limited at best, so I used vibe coding with a powerful AI tool to create the app I wanted. 

Who uses vibe coding?

Popular vibe coding tools, including Cursor’s Chat and Github Copilot, are especially helpful for those with minimal to no coding experience. Software development is less dependent on one’s ability to create code than it is on one’s ability to generate functional code through effective AI prompting. Essentially, if one has a clear vision—for a website, app, game, or e-learning course—they can generate code through vibe coding. 

Experienced coders use AI-generated code as a way to save time. Their experience with programming languages means they can quickly fix AI-generated code if there are any serious errors, and continue to vibe code until their goal is achieved.