Vibe Coding
Post-Code AI EraThe curated reading list on vibe coding — Andrej Karpathy's term for the post-code AI era. 19 essential pieces covering definition, tools (Claude Code / Cursor / Codex), the agentic engineering boundary, and real case studies.
About this vault
Vibe coding is Andrej Karpathy's term for letting an AI agent write code by feel rather than by spec. In 2026 the tools (Claude Code, Cursor, Codex) have crossed the threshold where 80%+ of a working codebase can be generated — and the bottleneck moves from typing to judgment. This vault is the curated reading list for that shift: the definition debate (is vibe coding an anti-pattern?), the boundary with agentic engineering (two frames of the same shift), 2026 tools comparison (why Codex-users love Claude and vice versa), the post-code AI workflow Karpathy predicted, and real-world case studies — from SwiftUI apps to viral apps that went down. 19 essays spanning Karpathy's blog, Simon Willison, Boris Cherny (Claude Code creator), and the builders actually shipping in the vibe-coding era. Each piece has an AI summary so you can decide what to read in seconds.
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Who is Vibe Coding?
Vibe Coding is covered in this Burn 451 vault with a focus on post-code ai era. The curated reading list on vibe coding — Andrej Karpathy's term for the post-code AI era. 19 essential pieces covering definition, tools (Claude Code / Cursor / Codex), the agentic engineering boundary, and real case studies.
How was the Vibe Coding vault curated?
The Vibe Coding vault was hand-curated by the Burn 451 editorial team from publicly available essays, blog posts, podcast transcripts, and social threads. Each piece includes an AI-generated summary so readers can triage in seconds. The vault auto-syncs as new content from Vibe Coding is published.
How many articles are in the Vibe Coding vault?
The Vibe Coding vault currently contains 14 curated pieces organized by topic, not chronology. Each article has an AI summary and a direct link to the original source. Items are refreshed hourly through Burn 451's ISR pipeline, so new publications appear within a day.
How do I use this vault with Claude or Cursor?
Install the burn-mcp-server package from npm and connect it to Claude, Cursor, or any MCP-compatible AI tool. The vault becomes queryable as live context — your AI can search, summarize, and cite articles from Vibe Coding directly in conversation without manual copy-paste or re-uploading files.
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GitHub - langchain-ai/open-swe: An Open-Source Asynchronous Coding Agent
🧑🚀 Day 6 of the @cursor_ai #vibejam\n\nProudly sponsored by @cursor_ai + @boltdotnew + @heyglif\n\nPrizes to win (submit …
Can coding agents relicense open source through a "clean room" implementation of code?
Optimal LLM-assisted coding — diversifying workflows
1 year of vibe coding — retrospective
Claude coding notes — 80% agent coding, 20% edits
When Your Vibe Coded App Goes Viral—And Then Goes Down
Boris Cherny, the creator of Claude Code, shared his entire setup.\n\nHe runs 5-10 Claudes in parallel. Half his coding ha…
GitHub - langchain-ai/open-swe: An Open-Source Asynchronous Coding Agent
Vibe coding MenuGen
A great resource if you want to understand how AI coding agents work. Learn Claude Code walks through building a minimal…
Programming changed dramatically — coding agents crossed threshold
10x Your Coding Agent Productivity
Vibe coding SwiftUI apps is a lot of fun
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