Ep. 26: What is Vibe Coding?

In this episode we talk about what vibe coding actually is, where the term came from, and why it’s showing up everywhere right now. I break down how vibe coding differs from AI-assisted coding, why the distinction matters, and what’s exciting and risky about both. The goal is to help you understand what’s real, what’s hype, and how to approach this space with curiosity instead of confusion.

Main Topics Covered

Where the term “vibe coding” came from
Andrej Karpathy’s original definition
Natural language instead of code review
Public vibe coding tools like Lovable and Replit
Prototypes vs production software
Security and fragility concerns
Vibe coding vs AI-assisted coding
Coding as a spectrum, not a binary
Recent ChatGPT use: Creating featured images for blog posts

Links & Resources for This Episode

Chapters

(00:00:00) - ChatGPT Curious
(00:00:38) - What is Vibe Coding?
(00:04:12) - What Is Vibe Coding?
(00:08:16) - Coding 101: The niche
(00:08:34) - A New World of AI-assisted Coding
(00:11:11) - Vibe Coding: Call to Action!
(00:12:58) - Cursor vs. Claude Code
(00:15:44) - Vibe Coding: Do Vibe Codes Change Jobs?
(00:16:18) - Vibe Coding and AI-assisted Coding
(00:17:27) - Vibe Coding and Security
(00:22:39) - How I Use ChatGPT

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