Python, JavaScript, C++… these are the languages that coders use. The digital revolution has touched every inch of our lives, yet fewer than 0.5% of people on Earth know how to code. Web development, game development, data science, operating systems, and automation — the entire digital world (perhaps the world) depends on code. But now you don’t need to know code to code thanks to a new AI trend called “vibecoding.”

Vibecoding is commonly used shorthand for how AI tools are enabling non-technical people to create apps and websites by typing prompts into a text box. All you need is an idea. Describe what you want — summarize podcasts, organize bookmarks into a searchable database, make an app which scans the contents of a fridge to assist with packing a child’s lunch for school — explain the gist (the vibe), the AI writes the code for you, and whoa, it’s done! You now have an app to do that thing you’ve always wanted to be able to do.

Cursor, Replit, Bolt, and Lovable are all vibecoding tools. Give them a prompt, and they will create a design, choose a software package and programming language, and then build what you want. This can take minutes or several hours, depending on the project’s complexity. Unrestricted use is limited, and paid tiers unlock additional features.

A widely used vibecoding tool today is called Claude Code. The program was introduced by Anthropic in 2025. Here are two ways it has been used:

• A man created a program that sorts his daughters’ laundry. He created a database of the articles of clothing. Now, if he doesn’t know whose shirt is whose, he shows the shirt to his phone camera, and it tells him which of his three daughters’ piles of clothing to put it into.
• A man who owns a welding business built an AI assistant that connects to his calendar, Google Sheets, and Gmail account, so he can easily create estimates, track job progress, and organize contracts.

Vibecoding, however, is not just a toy for hobbyists. Sundar Pichai, Google’s chief executive, said that AI-generated code made up more than one-fourth of all new code deployed at Google. And that statement was made over a year ago. Ricursive Intelligence, founded by two former Google employees, is automating the creation of artificial intelligence itself. AI that improves the creation of AI.​

Ricursive’s goal is to make AI systems that can improve the design of computer chips. Better chips, better AI systems. “Recursion” is a term that refers to a mathematical function or procedure that feeds itself. After some information is generated, the program uses it to generate more information, and this process can go on forever. The company is less than a year old, has fewer than 10 employees, and was recently valued at $4 billion.

Engineers these days are somewhat surprised by how little coding they need to do themselves anymore. From punch-card programming to machine code, to Java and Python, coding has evolved, and we are now in the “agent” era. AI agents are autonomous software systems that can perceive their own digital environments, use reason to pursue goals, and take actions on your behalf to complete tasks, rather than simply waiting to respond to prompts.

So, if you feel like you’re way behind on the coding curve, do not worry. You can now make a wish and watch it come true with AI An agent will create your code, work with you to tweak it, and then minutes later, you’ve completely organized your daughter’s upcoming wedding in the fall — invitations sent, rooms booked, food good-to-go, and now all that’s left is for the wedding singer to get in tune.