What Is Vibe Coding? Why Are Millions of Developers Using It? (opens in new tab)

What is Vibe Coding? An AI-driven programming paradigm proposed by OpenAI co-founder Andrej Karpathy in February 2025 — you describe what you want in natural language, AI generates the code, and you only look at the result. The core mantra: see → say → run. As of 2026: 41% of code is now AI-generated; Silicon Valley already has "Vibe Coder" positions paying up to $120,000 a year. The fundamental difference between Vibe Coding and traditional programming: with traditional programming, you writ...