Vibe Coding Popup
Teaching people to vibe code in real life.
Vibe coding is a new practice in software development where humans chat with AI language models that generate code. The human provides instructions using natural language (English, Spanish, Chinese, etc.) and the model generates code (JavaScript, Python, CSS, HTML, etc) to satisfy those requirements. It's an iterative process where human and machine work together to build and improve an app, website, game, tool, or document through a long-running conversational dialogue. The term "vibe coding" was coined by Andrej Karpathy in early 2025.
To vibe code is to "give in to the vibes", disregarding the specific implementation details of the code you're generating, and instead improving your project through natural language prompts based on the results you see, rather than the inner workings of the code.
The Popup
Along with friends Wendy Dherin and Jack Love, I co-hosted a free popup event at Sudo Room, a hackerspace in Oakland's Temescal district. We taught people how to vibe code!
Content
We used this repo to teach people how to vibe code using Cursor and p5.js:
Organizers
- Wendy Dherin is a software engineer turned generative artist with a passion for playful systems, visual storytelling, and human-centered code. A Hackbright Academy graduate (2014), she’s built software at Credit Karma, SurveyMonkey, and Reforge. Today, she’s exploring the intersection of art and algorithms—creating interactive, code-driven works that invite curiosity, emotion, and delight. Find her work at wendydherin.com.
- Jack Love is a mathematician, artist, and educator in San Francisco. He holds a PhD in mathematics from George Mason University and a Master's in Design from California College of the Arts. He has held faculty positions at George Mason University, San Francisco State University, and City College of San Francisco, and has exhibited artwork at the Joint Mathematics Meetings. He currently volunteers as a math instructor at San Quentin Rehabilitation Center and designs fun math presentations for K-12 classrooms. https://jackeddielove.github.io/
Future events
Hopefully, yes!
Email me if you're interested in hosting or attending a future event.