New Delhi, Nov. 24 -- New jargon emerges regularly in the world of software development. Most terms vanish quickly, but ever so often, a term bubbles up from the cultural stew and goes mainstream-not because it introduces a breakthrough technology, but because it captures a shift in how people think about software development.

'Vibe coding' is one such phrase. It's a term that reveals more about the future of programming than its whimsical name suggests.

At its heart, vibe coding refers to an intuitive, exploratory and often non-linear way of building software. It is less about syntax, structure and specifications, and more about assembling technology based on feel, flow and immediate feedback.

The term borrows from creative fields lik...