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In a recent interview, Boris Cherny, head of Claude Code, expressed his weariness with the term "vibe coding." As an ardent promoter of AI programming tools, Cherny believes this terminology no longer adequately reflects the significant role AI plays in the field of programming.
The term "vibe coding" was first coined by co-founder of OpenAI, Andrej Karpathy, in 2025, and quickly became a common way to describe developers using AI tools for programming. Its popularity even led Collins Dictionary to choose it as the word of the year. However, Cherny believes that this term is too light-hearted when describing products like Claude Code and OpenAI's Codex, which are generating billions of dollars in revenue for their respective companies and have produced millions of lines of effective code.
Cherny mentioned that Claude Code, a powerful AI programming assistant, is changing the way people write code. He once asked the Claude chatbot for a new name, and although Claude suggested "agent engineering," which makes sense, it hasn't gained widespread adoption. Meanwhile, Anthropic currently refers to Claude Code as "an AI-powered programming assistant" and "an agent programming tool" in its documentation, while OpenAI's Codex is called "a programming agent that helps you build and deliver with AI."
To find a more appropriate alternative term, Cherny is currently seeking suggestions from the public. He said if he receives some good names, he would consider adopting them. Cherny hopes the new term will better reflect the value and impact of AI programming tools.
Key Points:
- 💡 Cherny is tired of the term "vibe coding," believing it does not accurately describe the impact of AI programming tools.
- 💰 Products such as Claude Code and OpenAI's Codex are bringing billions of dollars in revenue to their respective companies and have generated millions of lines of effective code.
- 📢 Cherny is currently seeking a more suitable alternative term to better reflect the value of AI programming assistants.