---
title: "Andrej Karpathy: Software 3.0 is prompting, not coding"
source_name: "Sequoia Capital"
original_url: "https://www.youtube.com/shorts/R95PiIXrPKU"
canonical_url: "https://www.traeai.com/articles/cf6afcc8-42bd-46e2-869b-957fb90de94f"
content_type: "video"
language: "中英混合"
score: 7.8
tags: ["AI","Software Engineering","Prompt Engineering","Agentic AI"]
published_at: "2026-05-01T12:00:49+00:00"
created_at: "2026-05-02T01:46:25.396024+00:00"
---

# Andrej Karpathy: Software 3.0 is prompting, not coding

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## Summary

Andrej Karpathy提出Software 3.0范式：软件开发正从手写代码（S1.0）和机器学习建模（S2.0）转向以提示工程驱动智能体协作的新阶段，核心能力是设计提示、调试行为与编排AI工作流。

## Key Takeaways

- Software 3.0 的本质是用提示（prompting）替代编码，开发者角色转变为AI系统架构师与行为调优者。
- 提示工程不是简单写指令，而是包含测试、迭代、可观测性与错误归因的系统性工程实践。
- Agentic engineering 意味着构建可自主规划、工具调用、反思修正的AI工作流，而非单次响应式调用。

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