How vibe coding can make your software headaches worse, experts warn

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ZDNET's key takeaways

• Vibe coding enables one to program in plain English. 
• However, it means speed over code review and rigor.
• Code quality may be inconsistent.

Vibe coding has become the new must-do in technology shops. The term and methodology were first coined by Andrej Karpathy, co-founder of OpenAI, in February 2025. "I just see stuff, say stuff, run stuff, and copy-paste stuff, and it mostly works," he said at the time. 

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"Unlike traditional AI-assisted coding or pair programming, vibe coding means you describe what you want in plain English," according to a report from v0. It also enables both professional and citizen developers to "let AI suggestions guide projects with little or no code ...