Nowadays, “vibe coding” is everywhere, and many are supporting the concept, which allows non-technical workers to pick up coding with no prior background and build real projects in their free time. The term was coined earlier this year by OpenAI cofounder Andrej Karpathy and refers to users describing a project’s goals in simple, natural language to an AI-powered coding platform like Windsurf, OpenAI Codex, or Cursor, which then writes the code. In a way, vibe coding is opening the door for non-tech workers to enter the tech world without needing a degree.
What is Vibe Coding?
Vibe coding refers to the practice of people casually describing their project goals in simple, natural language to an AI-powered platform, such as Google’s AI Studio, OpenAI Codex, or Cursor. The AI then translates this description into functional software code. It allows individuals without a deep technical background to conceptualise and build apps and websites, opening the door for non-tech workers to create IT projects.
Interestingly, Tech company CEO’s including Sundar Pichai and Sridhar Vembu, have both something to say about it. So in this article, we have analysed what vibe coding is and the positive aspects spoken about by Sundar Pichai. The negative aspects of it were talked about by Zoho CEO Sridhar Vembu.
Sundar Pichai’s stance on Vibe-Coding?
Google CEO Sundar Pichai has spoken about vibe coding, the fresh new term that is trending in Silicon Valley lately. At a time when advanced coding is need of the hour for furthering artificial intelligence, Pichai says that the trend is making the process “so much more enjoyable” and approachable for non-technical users.
In a recent interview on the Google for Developers podcast with Logan Kilpatrick, Pichai talked about the concept of vibe coding – a phrase originally coined by OpenAI co-founder Andrej Karpathy. “It’s making coding so much more enjoyable,” Pichai said. “Things are getting more approachable, it’s getting exciting again, and the amazing thing is, it’s only going to get better.”
Sridhar Vembu’s stance on Vibe-Coding?
Zoho CEO Sridhar Vembu has now offered a contrasting view. In a recent post on X (formerly Twitter), Vembu says that vibe coding oversimplifies what is fundamentally a deeply layered craft. “All code is magic until it is lowered by the compiler to another form of code, and that code is magic until magic all the way down,” he wrote on X.
