Amjad Masad and Michele Catasta are lifelong developers on a mission to change how people learn to code.

Amjad is the Founder & CEO of Replit. His journey started in Jordan, where he taught himself to code despite barely having internet access. That drive eventually led to Replit, a platform now used by millions to make it easier for developers to jump right into coding. Michele, President of Replit, previously led AI research at Google and helps develop tools like Replit Agent that handle the boring parts of coding, so developers can be put their energy into being creative with their skills to solve real problems.

They joined me on the very first episode of Barrchives to share their vision for the future of programming, the role AI plays in shaping it, and the tough decisions that have defined Replit’s strategy.