“Vibe Coding” Gets a Name

Andrej Karpathy coins the phrase “vibe coding,” popularizing a name for intent-first building through conversational generation and iterative execution.

Why this milestone matters

This entry marks a change in the relationship between human intent and executable systems. It is presented as a navigational marker inside a wider, overlapping history—not as proof that a single date, person or institution acted alone.

Evidence

Evidence type: lexicographic secondary.

Merriam-Webster — vibe coding origin ↗

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