Can A.I. Already Do Your Job?

“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 (https://www.nytimes.com/by/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 (https://www.nytimes.com/column/hard-fork) .”

Background reading: 

• Here is the website (https://nataliekitroeff.com/) Kevin and Natalie built during the episode.
• Here are five ways (https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/23/technology/claude-code.html) people are using Claude Code.
• With “vibecoding,” A.I. can help anyone build an app (https://www.nytimes.com/2025/10/24/business/ai-vibecoding.html) .

Photo: Photo illustration by The New York Times

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