What is Vibe Coding?

Have you ever thought that a person with no coding knowledge could create three usable software applications in just one week? This is not science fiction; it’s a reality known as Vibe Coding.

The term Vibe Coding was first introduced by AI expert Andrej Karpathy. In simple terms, it means “programming by intuition” or more directly, writing code through conversation.

Traditional programming requires learning languages like Python or JavaScript, data structures, and algorithms, often taking a year or more just to write a simple “Hello World”. Vibe Coding completely overturns this logic: you don’t need to know any programming language; you just need an idea, and by expressing it in natural language, AI can help you write the code.

Think of traditional programming as needing to learn how to grow vegetables, raise pigs, mill flour, and start a fire before you can cook a dish. Vibe Coding is like telling a top chef, “I want sweet and sour fish,” and having them serve it to you without worrying about how they prepared it. The core appeal of Vibe Coding is that it lowers the barrier from “learning a language” to “clearly articulating an idea”.

How Vibe Coding Can Help Our Lives and Work

You might wonder: this sounds cool, but what does it have to do with me? I’m not a programmer.

It has a lot to do with you.

1. Addressing the Pain Point of “Small Needs Left Unattended”

Have you ever faced a situation at work where you needed a small tool, like batch renaming files, automatically organizing Excel sheets, or resizing a bunch of images? These needs are often too small to warrant IT department attention, yet learning to code feels excessive.

Vibe Coding is designed to solve these problems. You just need to articulate your requirements, and AI can generate a usable tool in minutes. No more waiting five days for a problem that could be solved in five minutes.

2. Speeding Up the Process of Turning Ideas into Products

Previously, creating software from idea to launch involved a lengthy process: requirement documentation, prototype design, UI design, front-end development, back-end development, testing, and deployment. This could take weeks or even months.

With Vibe Coding, the process is simplified to two steps: You have an idea → AI helps you realize it. Of course, Vibe Coding cannot replace professional software development for large projects or complex systems, but it revolutionizes the efficiency for personal tools, small applications, and prototype validation.

3. Reducing the Cost of Trial and Error

Many people have great ideas but feel stuck due to a lack of technical knowledge. Hiring someone to develop it can cost thousands, and there’s no guarantee of achieving the desired results. Vibe Coding allows everyone to validate their ideas at a low cost—first by quickly creating a prototype with AI, and if it works, they can develop it further; if not, they can pivot without significant costs.

Vibe Coding Requires Just a Vague Idea and the Right AI

After all this, you might think Vibe Coding sounds complex. In reality, Vibe Coding might be the lowest barrier technical skill in 2025.

You only need two things:

First, a vague idea. It doesn’t need to be detailed, and you don’t need to write a requirement document or draw flowcharts. Just express your idea in one sentence, like “I want a tool to automatically filter resumes” or “I want a small software to add filters to photos”.

Second, the right AI tool. There are several AI tools available for Vibe Coding, such as Cursor and Copilot internationally, and AiPy domestically. These tools share a common feature: you only need to speak naturally, and they will generate the code.

It’s that simple. You don’t need to know terms like “object-oriented”, “API calls”, or “database design”. Just communicate your needs as if you were chatting with a friend.

AI Can Generate Code in Bulk and Quickly Once You Have a Theme and General Idea

This is the most amazing aspect of Vibe Coding.

Previously, coding was done line by line. A simple function might require dozens or even hundreds of lines of code. Now, you just need to say, “Help me create a resume generator that allows users to input information and generates a well-formatted resume,” and AI can generate hundreds of lines of code in seconds.

Moreover, the quality of AI-generated code is quite good, with clear structure, complete comments, and functional completeness. You can even use it directly.

Even better, if you are not satisfied with the generated results, you don’t need to modify the code yourself. Just say, “Make the font larger,” “Change the color to blue,” or “Add a PDF export feature,” and AI will automatically make the adjustments.

It’s like having a 24/7, unpaid, on-call programming team. You provide the requirements, and they execute.

AiPy: A Domestic Tool That Achieves This and Can Help Improve and Run

When discussing Vibe Coding tools, I must mention AiPy.

AiPy is a domestic AI programming tool that truly achieves zero barriers. You don’t need to configure environments, install various dependencies, or deal with errors—AiPy handles all of that.

You just need to do three things:

1. Open AiPy
2. Describe the functionality you want in natural language
3. Wait for it to write and run the code

If any issues arise during execution, you don’t need to debug it yourself. Just tell AiPy the error message, and it will automatically analyze and fix the problem. Throughout the process, you don’t need to write a single line of code or even understand a line of code.

This is crucial for users with no background. Many AI programming tools can generate code, but after that, running it and fixing errors still requires some technical knowledge. AiPy automates the entire process, truly achieving “you state the requirements, it does the work”.

Personal Experience: A Business Student’s Journey with Vibe Coding

I am a business student with a background in marketing, and my work is also related to marketing. My knowledge of coding is limited to Excel formulas from a university elective. Coding? Python? That was beyond my understanding.

However, early this year, I stumbled upon the concept of Vibe Coding and found it intriguing, so I decided to give it a try. A friend recommended AiPy, and I thought, “It’s free, so why not?”

Honestly, I was a bit confused in the first week. I had no idea how to articulate my requirements—I didn’t even understand basic programming concepts, so how could I communicate with AI? But I soon realized I was overthinking it. AI is smarter than I expected.

When I said, “Help me create a resume generator,” it actually did. I asked, “Can you change the font?” and it did. I requested, “Can you add a photo upload feature?” and it added that too. The entire process felt like chatting with a tech-savvy friend who understood everything I said and executed it flawlessly.

By the end of the week, I had created three projects:

Project 1: Resume Generator

This was my first project. It started when I was helping friends review resumes and noticed many were poorly formatted. I thought, could I create a tool that allows people to fill out a form and generate a well-formatted resume?

I instructed AiPy: “Help me create a resume generator where users fill in information to generate a resume with good formatting.” It took about two hours (mainly because I kept asking for modifications), and a usable resume generator was ready. Users input their name, education background, work experience, and skills, click generate, and a beautifully formatted resume appears.

Although the functionality is simple, the feeling of accomplishment when I first saw it running was indescribable. I, someone who knows nothing about coding, actually created software.

Project 2: Photo Filter Tool

The second project was a photo filter tool. I saw some beautifully edited photos on social media and learned they were edited using professional software. I thought, could I create a simple tool that adds filters to photos with one click?

This time, I was more confident. I told AiPy: “Help me create a photo filter tool where users can upload photos and choose different filter effects.” AiPy quickly generated the code, and I tried it out; the results were quite good, offering retro, black-and-white, warm, and cool tones. While it may not match professional software, it’s more than sufficient for social media.

Project 3: Resume Filter Tool

The third project combined the first two. Since I had created a resume generator, why not also create a resume filtering tool? This way, HR can quickly find suitable candidates from a pile of resumes.

I instructed AiPy: “Help me create a resume filtering tool where users can upload multiple resumes and input keywords to filter matching resumes.” This time, AiPy completed it even faster, in about an hour. I tested it by uploading ten sample resumes and inputting the keyword “Python”; it instantly filtered out three matching resumes.

In just one week, I created three software applications with zero background. This isn’t a story of genius; it’s the everyday reality of Vibe Coding. Even with concerns about token limits, using the inviting code c8W3 grants two million tokens.

Conclusion

The purpose of this article is not to brag about how amazing Vibe Coding is or to advertise AiPy. I simply want to tell those who, like me, feel that they can’t create software because they don’t understand technology: the times have changed.

In the past, programming was a high barrier that kept most people out. Now, AI has opened that door. You don’t need to know code; you just need an idea, a need, and a willingness to solve problems. Of course, Vibe Coding isn’t omnipotent. It can’t create large systems or complex commercial applications; it’s best suited for those “small but useful” tools. Yet, it’s precisely these “small but useful” tools that can address the pain points in our daily work and life.

If you have an idea that goes, “If only there were software to help me with this,” consider trying Vibe Coding. You might find that you’re just one sentence away from creating software.

Finally, remember: Don’t give up on turning your ideas into reality just because you don’t understand technology. In the AI era, everyone can be a programmer.