[GeneralMayhem]

"Ignoring the code entirely and only prompting" is the only definition of vibe-coding I'm aware of. It's from a Karpathy tweet (https://x.com/karpathy/status/1886192184808149383):

> There's a new kind of coding I call "vibe coding", where you fully give in to the vibes, embrace exponentials, and forget that the code even exists... I "Accept All" always, I don't read the diffs anymore. When I get error messages I just copy paste them in with no comment, usually that fixes it. The code grows beyond my usual comprehension.

It specifically doesn't mean "using an LLM as a code assistant". It definitely doesn't mean asking the LLM questions about code which you'll then use to write your own code. Those are LLM-assisted activities, and it's totally fine if you're using the LLM that way. But it's not what the term "vibe coding" means. "Vibe coding" is giving up on any pretense that you're in control, and letting the LLM take the wheel. It's fun for getting quick projects done, but it's also now becoming a distressingly common practice for people who literally do not know how to program in order to get a "product" to market.