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Posted By RichC on December 12, 2025

What is Vibe-coding … and an interesting CNBC segment on Google partnering with Replit.

Vibe-coding is an informal term for a newer style of software development in which the intent, flow, and natural language “vibe” of what a developer wants matters more than writing detailed, line-by-line code.

Leading companies and platforms

OpenAI

• Products: ChatGPT (GPT-4o, GPT-5 family), API

• Role: Primary driver of conversational coding

• Strength: Natural language → working code across many languages

• Why it matters: Chat-based iteration is the core vibe-coding loop

GitHub (Microsoft)

• Product: GitHub Copilot

• Role: Embedded AI coding assistant

• Strength: Context-aware suggestions inside real codebases

• Why it matters: Brings vibe-coding directly into professional IDE workflows

Anthropic

• Product: Claude

• Role: Strong in long-form reasoning and large codebases

• Strength: Understanding project-level intent and constraints

• Why it matters: Particularly effective for refactoring, architecture, and documentation-heavy work

Replit

• Product: Replit AI

• Role: End-to-end “idea to app” platform

• Strength: Build apps from prompts with minimal setup

• Why it matters: Lowers the barrier to coding for non-engineers, a key vibe-coding theme

Cursor

• Product: Cursor IDE

• Role: AI-first code editor

• Strength: Direct natural-language editing of files and functions

• Why it matters: Treats AI as the primary interface, not a plugin

Google

• Products: Gemini, Code Assist

• Role: Competing foundation models and dev tools

• Strength: Strong integration with cloud infrastructure

• Why it matters: Brings vibe-coding concepts into enterprise tooling

Categories: AI, Coding, Computer, Technology, Video-TV
Tags: anthropic, cnbc, coding, cursor, github, google, microsoft, openai, replit, tech friday, techfriday, vibe-coding