Vibe coding
Building by prompting and accepting the result without reading the code closely.
Great for prototypes, demos and throwaway tools: you get something working in hours. The bill comes later, when the prototype becomes the product and nobody knows how auth, payments or data deletion actually work.
Related terms
- Spec-driven development: Writing the specification and acceptance tests first, then letting agents implement against them.
- Coding agent: An agent that reads a repository, edits files, runs commands and tests, and opens pull requests.
