Have you ever wondered how vibe coding works? The following video demonstrates the process from start to finish of developing a simple game.
And here is the game:
I used Claude to develop this game, but any advanced AI would do.
The entire process took half an hour. If I had coded this game from scratch, it would have taken half a day.
Before you rush out thinking the world doesn’t need programmers anymore, there is a catch. I used my programming skill to structure the prompts. My first attempt to build this game didn’t work, the AI got stuck in a loop, churning up more and more credits while not doing anything – I needed my programming skill to understand why. Vibe coding works best for programmers, we know what prompts to write.
Eventually of course this will change – AI will become sufficiently advanced that anyone will be able to code as well as any programmer.
As the project progressed, the AI became more and more adept at figuring out what I wanted to do next, from memory I accepted two of the AI’s suggestions verbatim, without making any changes.
I also expect Vibe Production or Vibe product development to soon become a thing – creating physical objects rather than software. The ultimate drop shipping experience will soon be a reality – instead of scouring the internet for something to sell, you will be able to create an entirely new product out of your imagination, including promo material, and have the prototype in the mail in time for your morning coffee. This is already starting to happen – Meshy.ai allows 3D models to be created using vibe, models which can be fed straight into a desktop 3D printer. I expect to see this start to go mainstream from 2027, 2028 at the latest.
Welcome to the future.