“Vibecoding,” or using artificial-intelligence tools such as Claude Code to generate code for websites or apps, is the newest A.I. trend, and it could transform the software-development industry.

Kevin Roose, a technology columnist for The New York Times, takes us inside the process.

Guest: Kevin Roose, a technology columnist for The New York Times in the San Francisco Bay Area and a host of the Times tech podcast, “Hard Fork.”

Background reading:

Here is the website Kevin and Natalie built during the episode.
Here are five ways people are using Claude Code.
With “vibecoding," A.I. can help anyone build an app.

Photo: Photo illustration by The New York Times

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