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"Vibe coding"

"Vibe coding" means writing software by describing what you want to an AI tool and shipping the output with minimal review or traditional coding.

Say this instead: coding by prompting AI

How "Vibe coding" shows up at work

A 2024-era phrase that arrived with the LLM wave and made senior engineers visibly uncomfortable. Describes building by prompt rather than by craft, which either democratizes software or produces a lot of confident-sounding bugs, depending on who you ask.

Buzzword

Most of the MVP was vibe coding, honestly, we just described it and shipped.

Plain English

Most of the MVP was coding by prompting AI and shipping whatever came out.

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