AI RESEARCH
Unpacking Vibe Coding: Help-Seeking Processes in Student-AI Interactions While Programming
arXiv CS.AI
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ArXi:2604.27134v1 Announce Type: new Generative AI is reshaping higher education programming through vibe coding, where students collaborate with AI via natural language rather than writing code line-by-line. We conceptualize this practice as help-seeking, analyzing 19,418 interaction turns from 110 undergraduate students. Using inductive coding and Heterogeneous Transition Network Analysis, we examined interaction sequences to compare top- and low-performing students.