The Way of Code

Rick Rubin: What Jay-Z Did in 30 Minutes Left Me Speechless!

The Diary Of A CEO with Steven Bartlett, 21 September 2026. The book comes up at 9 min 7 sec in.

Rick Rubin describes setting aside his regular professional work to write a book on vibe coding after an irresistible creative pull toward the subject — triggered by a joke tweet about vibe coding that received 1.5 million views. He names the resulting book The Way of Code and describes it as an adaptation of the Tao ('The Dow') for vibe coding, with that ancient text serving as its direct inspiration.

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