"Less than a year after his post, Karpathy wrote that he had "never felt this much behind as a programmer." We asked developers: When it comes to vibe-coding, do you feel ahead, behind, or like you're keeping pace? 167 software engineers responded to our survey. The biggest cohort - 75 engineers, or 46.9% - said that they were "keeping up." 30 engineers said they felt ahead of the curve, while 27 felt behind."
"28 engineers (or 17.5% of respondents) said that they were opting out of using AI code editing tools entirely. These engineers wrote that the tools weren't advanced enough, or that they took too long to learn how to use. None of the 28 agreed to speak on the record after Business Insider reached out. While the survey isn't scientific, the results offer insight into how software engineers are feeling about their rapidly changing industry."
"Ryan Shah sometimes wonders: "Did I really need to learn how to write code?" The 23-year-old AI consultant from Atlanta recently graduated with a degree in computer information technology. Now he uses Cursor and Google's Antigravity, paired with Claude Opus 4.5, which he said was at "midlevel engineer status." Shah said he doesn't regret his software engineering courses, though. They taught him to "read" code, he said, a skill that, coupled with his vibe-coding proficiencies, keeps him from being "the first one laid off.""
The term "vibe-coding" refers to creating code using AI and was named Collins Dictionary's Word of the Year for 2025. 167 software engineers responded to a survey: 75 (46.9%) said they were keeping up, 30 felt ahead, and 27 felt behind. 28 engineers (17.5%) said they were opting out of AI code-editing tools, citing that tools were not advanced enough or took too long to learn. None of those 28 agreed to speak on the record. Follow-up conversations with eight engineers found all used AI editors helpfully in ways ranging from one-off tools to lifesavers.
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