Replit CEO: 'We Don't Care About Professional Coders Anymore' - Analytics Vidhya

Build software applications without writing code? Sounds like magic, right? Replit, an AI-powered coding platform, is turning this idea into reality. Surprisingly, CEO Amjad Masad said the company no longer focuses on professional programmers. Instead, Replit bets on non-programmers—people who have never written code but can now create software with simple prompts.

There are only 10^7 professional developers, but the number of citizen developers will reach 10^9. https://www.php.cn/link/79705d796c8685b3324f363a757e4f58

— Amjad Masad (@amasad) January 16, 2025

This transition follows a breakthrough in Replit's new tool, Agent, which allows users to build applications by simply describing what they want in simple English. Agent launched in September, helping Replit's revenue grow fivefold in just six months.

Agent's success was thanks to Anthropic's Claude 3.5 Sonnet, which achieved record scores in coding evaluations. This breakthrough accelerates Replit's timeline for AI-based software creation, which Masad once thought might not happen until the end of the decade.

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The future of software creation

The impact of this transformation is far-reaching. Artificial intelligence is democratizing software development, allowing people with no coding experience to build tools that suit their needs. Masad believes that this is a regression to the root of computing, and natural language replaces complex commands. “I think it’s totally embarrassing that we’re going to see this era of Windows, mouse and desktop,” he said.

Replit's advantage lies not in its proprietary AI model, but in its eight-year-old technical foundation, which simplifies every aspect of software creation. While competitors can access the same AI model, Replit’s platform handles the entire process—from coding to deployment—makes it accessible to non-technical users.

Masad's vision is clear: the future belongs to those who can identify problems and use AI to solve them. “Discovering software problems in life is also a skill,” he said. “It is also a skill to look at the problem and say ‘software can solve this problem’.”

Conclusion

As artificial intelligence continues to evolve, the ability to create customized software will become a normal part of daily life. Professionals who master this skill will have significant advantages, just like those born with strong or efficient organization today.

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