Even Linus Torvalds is vibe coding now
Summary
Linus Torvalds has experimented with "vibe coding," using Google's Antigravity AI to generate parts of a hobby audio project (AudioNoise) instead of hand-writing all the code. Vibe coding means describing requirements in natural language to an AI and accepting much of the generated code with minimal manual edits; several vendors now offer tooling to support this workflow. The article cautions that vibe coding can be risky for serious projects, citing expert skepticism and incidents like Replit's data loss, while noting Torvalds used AI only for noncritical components and wrote core C parts himself. Torvalds' public use frames AI as a powerful assistant rather than a replacement for expertise and may nudge more developers to try AI-generated code, intensifying debates about maintainability and code quality.
