The term "vibe coding" doesn't appear in any computer science textbook, but ask any developer who's spent time with ChatGPT, Claude, or GitHub Copilot and they'll know exactly what you mean. It's that flow state where you're rapidly iterating with an AI assistant, throwing together solutions that work right now for the problem right in...
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12-Factor Agents: A Blueprint for Reliable LLM Applications
Generative AI’s “agent” craze promised software that could reason and act autonomously, but early reality didn’t live up to the hype. Many teams found that beyond impressive demos, these AI agents often hit a wall around 70–80% reliability – prone to looping, making malformed tool calls, or losing track of state . Dex Horthy, an...
Coding for AI Agents vs. Coding for Human Developers
As AI coding assistants and autonomous agents (often powered by large language models) become more involved in software development, best practices in coding must account for a new “audience.” Traditionally, code is written by and for human developers, emphasizing readability and maintainability for people. In contrast, code intended to be generated or maintained by AI...
The Rise of Vibe Coding and Hyper-Personalized Apps (N=1 Software)
Vibe coding is a new approach to software creation where you describe what you want in natural language and let AI generate the code – essentially coding by feel or “vibe” rather than explicit syntax . The term was coined by AI researcher Andrej Karpathy in early 2025 to describe “a new kind of coding...
Vibe Coding: A Successor to literate Programming?
Literate programming and vibe coding represent two distinct paradigms in software development, emerging in different eras with different motivations. Literate programming was introduced by Donald Knuth in the 1980s as a way to write programs as works of literature – focusing on explanation and human readability over machine-oriented structure (Donald Knuth). In contrast, vibe coding...
Vibe Coding in Software Engineering
Vibe coding is a programming approach where developers rely on intuition and an organic “flow” state rather than formal planning or strict methodologies. In practice, this often means jumping straight into coding with minimal upfront design or documentation. Advocates argue that this free-form style can boost creativity and speed, but it also raises concerns in...
Vibe Coding: Embracing the AI Revolution in Software Development
Throughout the evolution of coding styles—from procedural and object-oriented programming to agile and DevOps methodologies—developers have continually refined their approaches. Now, a new coding paradigm is emerging—vibe coding. Coined by OpenAI cofounder Andrej Karpathy, vibe coding represents a radical shift from traditional software development. Rather than painstakingly writing every line of code, developers now harness the...
The Future of Programming According to GitHub: When Everyone Becomes a Developer
In GitHub's San Francisco headquarters, Chief Product Officer Mario Rodriguez paints a picture of the future that's both audacious and contentious: a world where a billion people create software, many without writing a single line of code. It's a vision that challenges our fundamental understanding of what it means to be a developer – and...
What are Jupyter Notebooks?
Welcome to the exciting world of Jupyter Notebooks! Whether you’re a seasoned data scientist or a curious beginner, Jupyter Notebooks offer a versatile, interactive environment for developing and sharing code. In this post, we’ll explore what makes Jupyter Notebooks a powerful tool for data analysis, machine learning, and beyond, along with practical examples to get...
Embracing Home-Cooked Software: The Shift Towards Local-First Development
In the evolving landscape of software development, there’s a growing movement towards creating more personalized, community-driven, and locally controlled applications. This movement, often described as “home-cooked software,” is championed by what Maggie Appleton terms “barefoot developers” — individuals focused on crafting software solutions that address local needs and contexts. The Rise of Barefoot Developers Inspired...
