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From vibe coding to agentic engineering (Andrej Karpathy)
Andrej Karpathy on the jump from vibe coding to agentic engineering and what it means for how we build software. Quotes are verbatim; sign in to read the full transcript.
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Even Karpathy feels behind
I've never felt more behind as a programmer.
Andrej Karpathy: From Vibe Coding to Agentic Engineering · Training Data (Sequoia)
December was the inflection point
December was this clear point where… the chunks just came out fine. And then I kept asking for more and it just came out fine. I can't remember the last time I corrected it. I was vibe coding.
Andrej Karpathy: From Vibe Coding to Agentic Engineering · Training Data (Sequoia)
Software 3.0 is programming by prompting
Software 1.0, I'm writing code. Software 2.0, I'm programming by creating data sets and training neural networks. Software 3.0… your programming turns to prompting.
Andrej Karpathy: From Vibe Coding to Agentic Engineering · Training Data (Sequoia)
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Training Data (Sequoia)
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FAQ
What is vibe coding?
A term coined by Andrej Karpathy for trusting an AI agent to write chunks of code from natural-language intent, increasingly without manual correction.
What are Software 1.0, 2.0, and 3.0?
1.0 is writing explicit code; 2.0 is programming by training neural networks on data sets; 3.0 is programming the model by prompting it in natural language.
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