How to pronounce vibe-coding
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vibe-coding is most commonly pronounced "vybe koh ding" (/ˈvaɪb ˌkoʊdɪŋ/). This is the widely-used reading among engineers, though edge cases exist.
AI-assisted coding: you prompt an LLM and accept generated code on 'vibes'. Coined by Andrej Karpathy Feb 2025; Collins Word of the Year 2025; in Merriam-Webster slang. STRESS on first word: VYBE-koh-ding. Key for non-natives: 'vibe' has a long i and rhymes with 'tribe' — NOT 'vib'.
Source: Wikipedia: Vibe coding
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