Summary
Collins Dictionary named "vibe coding" as its word of the year. Vibe coding involves creating apps or websites by describing them to artificial intelligence (AI) instead of writing code manually. The term reflects how technology and language are evolving together.
Key Facts
- "Vibe coding" is named the word of the year by Collins Dictionary.
- It involves making apps or websites by telling AI what you want instead of coding by hand.
- The term was created by Andrej Karpathy, co-founder of OpenAI.
- It allows people with no coding experience to create basic programs.
- More complex tasks still need programming skills.
- Alex Beecroft of Collins notes the term shows language evolving with technology.
- Other tech-related words on the 2025 shortlist include "clanker" and "broligarchy".
