The Vibe Coding Museum
Start with the History
Follow the long arc from WYSIWYG and no-code to the API moment and the 2025 popularization of “vibe coding.” Primary sources are cited throughout.
About the Museum
Who we are and why we’re documenting this era — methods, scope, and how to contribute corrections or sources.
What is “vibe coding”?
Vibe coding is the practice of building software by describing intent in natural language and letting an AI system generate and evolve the code toward that intent. Instead of hand-writing every line, the human acts as a director: specifying outcomes, testing, and iterating through prompts. This shifts effort from syntax and boilerplate to product thinking, feedback, and verification.
The approach emerged from decades of work to lower barriers to creation (WYSIWYG editors, no-code tools) and accelerated once general-purpose AI models became accessible via APIs. In day-to-day use, vibe coding blends conversational planning, agentic code changes, and human review to keep quality, safety, and maintainability on track.