Definition
Vibecoding
Building software by describing what you want to an AI coding tool and iterating on the output, without writing code manually.
Vibecoding is a term coined in early 2025 to describe the practice of using AI coding assistants like Cursor, Bolt, or Claude to generate entire applications from natural language prompts. The developer describes the desired functionality and the AI produces working code. While vibecoding can produce functional prototypes quickly, the resulting code typically lacks production-grade error handling, security hardening, and scalable architecture. Most vibecoded applications require significant engineering work before they can safely serve real users.
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