Episode description

A small minority – likely less than 1% – of the world can code. Yet also widely known that the skillset tends to yield outsized returns, with developers generating some of the highest paying salaries out there.

But the field is quickly shifting, especially with the advent of wide-scale AI. In this podcast, we get to chat with Amjad Masad, founder of Replit, about these foundational shifts.

We cover how Replit has integrated AI into its platform and the implications on both current and future developers. It’s easier than ever to learn to code, but is it still worthwhile? Listen in to find out.

Timestamps:

• 00:00 - Introduction
• 02:04 - What is Replit?
• 04:15 - Stories behind Replit
• 11:10 - The software hero’s journey
• 13:09 - Making coding fun
• 15:58 - AI powering software
• 19:37 - Training your own models
• 22:36 - Building UX around AI
• 24:16 - The developer landscape
• 26:23 - The 1000x engineer
• 30:40 - Should you still learn to code?
• 34:41 - What does AI enable?
• 40:54 - Developing on mobile
• 43:24 - A software labor market
• 45:53 - Differentiating a marketplace
• 48:23 - Building new market dynamics
• 50:45 - Looking ahead

Resources: 

Replit: https://replit.com/

Replit Ghostwriter: https://replit.com/site/ghostwriter

Replit Bounties: https://replit.com/bounties

Find Amjad on Twitter: https://twitter.com/amasad

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