Vibe Coding: The Future of Programming with AI

I’m a huge fan of using Cursor for AI-assisted coding, and there’s now a name for this approach: “vibe coding.” It lets you describe what you want in plain English, and the AI takes care of writing most of the code for you.

What is Vibe Coding? A Beginner’s Guide to Coding with AI

Have you ever had a cool app idea but didn’t know how to code it? That’s where vibe coding comes in.

Vibe coding is a new way of building software where you describe what you want in plain language (like English), and an AI helps write the code for you. Instead of writing every line of code yourself, you just tell the AI the “vibe” of what you’re building, and it does most of the work!

This concept was made popular by AI expert Andrej Karpathy, who described vibe coding as letting the AI do the “heavy lifting” while you focus on your ideas. He jokingly said that today’s hottest new programming language is… English!

 How Vibe Coding Works (Step-by-Step)

Here’s how vibe coding usually happens:

1. You describe what you want
   Example: “Make a web page that shows today’s weather for a city.”
   
2. The AI writes the code
   Based on your description, the AI generates HTML, CSS, and JavaScript to build the page.
   
3. You check and refine
   You look at the result. If something’s off, you give feedback like:
   “Make the page more colorful.”
   The AI updates the code.
   
4. Repeat until it works
   You and the AI go back and forth just like a team.
   

The best part? You don’t need to remember the exact code syntax. The AI handles that. You just focus on what you want.

Example: Sort a List of Names

Let’s say you want a Python function to sort names. You could tell the AI:

“I need a function that takes a list of names and sorts them alphabetically.”

The AI might give you:

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If you want it case-insensitive, just say so, and it updates the code. Easy!

 Why It’s Awesome

• No coding experience needed – Anyone can try it.
  
• Faster prototyping – Build ideas quickly.
  
• AI does the boring parts – Like boilerplate code and debugging.
  
• Great for learning – You can see how your ideas turn into real code.
  

Even experienced developers are using vibe coding to save time.

Tools You Can Use for Vibe Coding

Here are some tools perfect for beginners:

1. Cursor

A powerful AI code editor based on VS Code. You can talk to the AI in a chat window and tell it what to write or fix. It shows changes and lets you accept or reject them.

2. Replit

An online coding platform with built-in AI. You can describe your idea in chat and see it live in your browser. No setup needed.

3. GitHub Copilot

An AI assistant that writes code as you type. Great for learning how things work while getting help with syntax.

4. ChatGPT or Claude

Even general-purpose AI chatbots like ChatGPT can help. Just tell it what kind of code you need, and it will generate it for you.

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Final Thoughts

Vibe coding is like telling your computer what you want, and it writes the code for you. Whether you’re a beginner with no coding skills or a developer who wants to move faster, vibe coding makes software creation more accessible and fun.

The future of programming might not be about memorizing syntax it could be all about ideas and vibes.