Vibe Coding

Coined by Andrej Karpathy:Andrej Karpathy - AI Ascent 2026

Definition

• Post-Dec 2025 shift: AI agents produce coherent code chunks flawlessly; users “vibe” by prompting iteratively.
• Raises coding floor for all (no edits needed).

Vs Agentic Engineering

• Vibe: Casual/exploratory (side projects).
• Agentic: Professional (quality bar, no vulns, >10x pros).

Links to Software 3.0 prompting.