"Programmers today find themselves with a whole new suite of AI tools, from Claude Code to Cursor to Codex. These editors enable engineers to generate entirely artificial lines of code or modify their handwritten code with the assistance of a large language model. There's a term for this type of AI-assisted programming: "vibe coding." Engineers from Meta to Google are embracing a vibe coding approach in their day-to-day work."
"Andrej Karpathy coined the famous term "vibe coding" early last year. He was a founding team member of OpenAI and led AI efforts at Tesla. In a recent X post reflecting on the field, Karpathy wrote that he had "never felt this much behind as a programmer." "I have a sense that I could be 10X more powerful if I just properly string together what has become available over the last ~year," he wrote. "A failure to claim the boost feels decidedly like skill issue.""
AI-assisted programming, called vibe coding, gives developers editors that can generate or modify code via large language models. Tools such as Claude Code, Cursor, Codex, Replit, Lovable, and Bolt create differing workflows and skill requirements. Engineers at major companies are adopting vibe-coding workflows, and nontechnical users increasingly produce prototypes. The new toolset creates uncertainty about measurable productivity gains for experienced programmers while raising expectations to integrate multiple tools effectively. Andrej Karpathy reported feeling behind and suggested that properly combining recent tool capabilities could yield large productivity boosts. A survey invites programmers to report their experiences with vibe coding.
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