Vibe Coding

Building Production-Grade Software with GenAI, Chat, Agents, and Beyond

By: Gene Kim, Steve Yegge

Narrated by: David Cui Cui

GenAI is fundamentally changing the world of software development like nothing since the internet. Vibe Coding is a first-of-its-kind, groundbreaking book that shows developers how to embrace this new frontier. Science fiction is now reality. Programmers no longer need to toil over code and syntax. They can now describe what they want and watch it materialize instantly.

Welcome to the future—Vibe Coding. In this groundbreaking book, industry veterans Steve Yegge (Google, Amazon, Sourcegraph) and WSJ bestselling author Gene Kim (The Phoenix Project and The DevOps Handbook) reveal how vibe coding is transforming software development as we know it. By leveraging the power of AI assistance—where intent and flow matter more than syntax—developers can achieve unprecedented levels of productivity, creativity, and joy. Drawing from decades of combined experience in software engineering and developer productivity, Yegge and Kim demonstrate how Vibe Coding enables developers to:

• Transform complex programming challenges into fluid conversations with GenAI.

• Build more ambitious projects faster while maintaining code quality you can be proud of.

• Achieve incredible things yourself that otherwise would require a team.

• Master the art of co-creating with your AI companion.

• Break free from traditional programming constraints such as syntax and setup.

• Build confidently in multiple programming languages and frameworks you've never used before.

But this isn't just about coding faster—it's about fundamentally changing how we approach software development. Don't get left behind in the biggest transformation our industry has seen since the internet revolution. Learn how to harness the power of vibe coding and unlock your full potential as a developer.

PLEASE NOTE: When you purchase this title, the accompanying PDF will be available in your Audible Library along with the audio.

©2025 Gene Kim and Steve Yegge (P)2025 Gene Kim and Steve Yegge

The "better stuff" starts only on chapter 10...

Gene Kim & Steve Yegge’s latest work promises to explore the cutting edge of software development in the age of GenAI, chat interfaces, and autonomous agents. Unfortunately, for the first nine chapters it fails to deliver on that promise. The early sections are marked by superficial coverage and excessive repetition, making it very difficult to stay engaged.

I was tempted to stop the listening after chapter 3. Chapter 10 marks a turning point where the book finally sheds its introductory tone and begins to offer meaningful, production-grade insights. The 3rd section is thus where Vibe Coding starts earning its title—diving into practical applications, architectural considerations, and the real-world implications of GenAI in software engineering.

Conclusion: if you're considering this book, I suggest you skip the first two sections unless you're really completely new to the topic and enjoy repetitions. The third section alone is worth your time and attention.

Trusting the authors' expertise fully, I remain optimistic that future editions will refine the structure and better balance depth with accessibility.

PS: this is my humble opinion which was not generated by AI...

Disappointing

The thesis that AI coding is the future may in fact be true, but this book is trash. As a career software engineer, I've really enjoyed the wit and insight from Steve Yegge's posts over the years, but you won't find any of that in this book. I mean, there are jokes I guess, just nothing funny. I can't prove this book was written by AI, but consuming it feels like stuffing your mouth full of saltless crackers and washing it down with a swig of sawdust. There is no insight here. And FAAFO? Gretchen, stop trying to make fetch happen.

Rare miss for Gene Kim

One has to wonder if the Google funding is coloring his opinions at this point. Conclusions and Recommendations seem completely disconnected with what I am experiencing on the ground as a 20 year software developer. Code and Architecture is getting markedly worse with the ever present march of enshitification. The difference seems to be the old guard understood there was technical debt and slowed it's creep into projects. The new generation is oblivious to this as a concept and generates it at breakneck speed.

Very slow and feels already outdated

I loved the other books of gene Kim but this one was flatout disappointing. The book could have been a 1 hour audio book instead of 10h. It's unfortunately also already outdated