# Vibe coding

A way of building software where a person describes what they want and accepts the code AI tools write without reading it, judging only whether the result works.

A way to build software that involves focus primarily on the direction of the result, and little attention to the way the software is being built.

Kind of: Agentic

Often confused with: Agentic coding, Software factory

Related: Cognitive debt, Citizen developer

Source: https://redfinchadvisory.com/lexicon/vibe-coding (version 1.0, changed 2026-10-21)