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Published by martinfowler.com (Exploring Gen AI series, incl. Böckeler) (T1 source). The original is at https://martinfowler.com/bliki/VibeCoding.html.

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A bliki entry defining 'vibe coding' as building software by prompting an LLM and iterating on output without examining generated code. The term was coined by Andrej Karpathy in February 2025. Notes the technique enables non-programmers but typically produces software with maintainability, correctness, and security issues, making it best suited to disposable applications for limited audiences.

Fowler's framing pairs the term with explicit caveats on maintainability, correctness, and security, giving readers a usable decision rule rather than the hype usually surrounding AI-generated code.

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