a16z Podcast Marc Andreessen and Amjad Masad: English As the New Programming Language
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Oct 23, 2025 
Amjad Masad, Founder and CEO of Replit, discusses the transformative power of AI agents in programming. He explains how these agents are revolutionizing software development by allowing users to create applications using natural language. The conversation dives into reinforcement learning's role in enhancing AI reasoning and the importance of verification loops for reliable coding. Amjad also shares insights on the future of programming, including the potential for multimodal interfaces and the quest for artificial general intelligence.
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English As The Programming Language
- Replit lets users describe apps in plain English and the platform builds the code and infra automatically.
- Amjad says syntax is accidental complexity and English is becoming the programming language.
Delegate Infra Setup To Agents
- Let agents scaffold the infra: database, payments, tests, and deployment for you to focus on ideas.
- Publish with a few clicks once the agent finishes and the platform provisions a VM and production database.
Agent Is The New Programmer
- Agents act like programmers with tools to edit files, install packages, and provision services.
- Amjad argues the effective user becomes the agent programmer rather than the human typing code.