Vibe Coding
Intent-first coding through conversational generation
The phrase “vibe coding” was coined by Andrej Karpathy in February 2025. CodeHistory treats the phrase’s naming history separately from earlier conversational AI-assisted development practices.
The phrase “vibe coding” was coined by Andrej Karpathy in February 2025. CodeHistory treats the phrase’s naming history separately from earlier conversational AI-assisted development practices.
Why this matters
Intent-first coding through conversational generation belongs in the archive because it changed how people could express, organize, execute, or reason about software. CodeHistory treats this profile as a knowledge node rather than a plaque: the surrounding links connect this method to related people, systems, events and research.
Evidence note
The key source for this edition is classified as lexicographic secondary. That classification matters: contemporaneous primary records, later first-person recollections and independent retrospective reporting carry different evidentiary weight.
Merriam-Webster — vibe coding ↗
How CodeHistory treats the record
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