Vibe coding as a design engineer practice¶
Insight: Design engineers are adopting vibe coding as a creative practice — using AI for 98%+ of code while steering prompts and making design decisions. The experience "sparked a similar joy to early days of learning web development." Multi-model workflows are common: Claude Sonnet via Cline for code, GPT-4o for textures, Suno for audio. Clear communication (like specifying a detailed food order) remains the core skill.
Detail: Nager (design engineer at Carta, 15 years experience) created a 3D game using Three.js entirely through vibe coding for the 2025 Vibe Coding Game Jam (judged by Andrej Karpathy, who coined the term). He notes: "I let go of my code purist mindset, and vibed."
Sources
- Chris Nager — "Vibe coding" (2025-04-06)