Google CEO says vibe coding has made software development ‘so much more enjoyable’ and ‘exciting again’

Google CEO says vibe coding has made software development ‘so much more enjoyable’ and ‘exciting again’

By Julia Pugachevsky
Publication Date: 2025-11-28 01:16:00

The internet helped unknown writers turn blogging into a career. YouTube did the same for content creation. Now, Google and Alphabet CEO Sundar Pichai believes vibe coding will similarly make new careers more accessible to non-tech workers.

Pichai made the comparison in a recent Google for Developers podcast interview with Logan Kilpatrick, who runs Google’s AI Studio.

“It’s making coding so much more enjoyable,” Pichai said, as people can easily experiment with building apps and websites with no prior coding knowledge. “Things are getting more approachable, it’s getting exciting again, and the amazing thing is, it’s only going to get better.”

From HR professionals to accountants, an increasing number of non-technical workers are using AI tools like ChatGPT, Gemini, Claude, and Replit to vibe-code their own apps.

Pichai said vibe coding gives workers a leg up in being able to visualize ideas directly, even if they aren’t proficient enough in coding to do…