Replit
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| Formerly | Repl.it |
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| Founded | 2016 in San Francisco, California, US |
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| Headquarters | Foster City, California |
Number of locations | 2 offices (2022) |
| Services | Hosting, IDE |
| Website | replit |
Replit (/ˈrɛplɪt/ ⓘ), formerly Repl.it, is an American technology company, that operates a cloud-based platform for writing and running software. Founded in 2016, the company first developed a browser-based integrated development environment (IDE) that supported multiple programming languages and let users work on the same code together in real time. It later added application hosting and deployment, along with tools that use artificial intelligence to generate code.
In September 2024, Replit introduced Replit Agent, that generates and modifies applications from instructions written in natural language. Later versions require less user input and are designed to cover the development cycle from project setup and coding to database configuration and deployment.
History
[edit]In 2009, having seen significant advancements in browser and web technologies, Amjad Masad imagined a development environment built on the same premise as Google Docs; that is, allowing the user to write and share code all in a web browser. In 2011, he produced an early open-source version of this concept, called "JSRepl".[1][2] Because Masad then spent a few years working at various companies,[3] including Udacity and Codecademy, JSRepl was used for the in-browser tutorials of Udacity and Codecademy.[2][4]
Replit was founded in 2016 by Jordanian programmers Amjad Masad, Faris Masad, and designer Haya Odeh.[5][6] It was incorporated in San Mateo.[7][8] Its name comes from the acronym REPL, which stands for "read–evaluate–print loop". Initially a collaborative coding platform, Replit became with Agent an AI-powered software creation ecosystem centered around the ability to build complete applications by describing them in natural language.
In July 2025, Replit announced a partnership with Microsoft to integrate its development platform with Microsoft's enterprise tools, including the Azure cloud infrastructure, making Replit's services available through the Azure Marketplace.[9] That same month, Replit's AI agent went "rogue" and deleted a client company's entire database during a code freeze, against the prompter's wishes.[10] This incident earned a nomination in the 2025 AI Darwin Awards.[11]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ↑ "AI Programming Fuels Remarkable Comeback After 50% Staff Layoff: ARR Tops $100M, Company Valuation Hits $60B". eu.36kr.com. 36Kr. January 16, 2026. Archived from the original on January 16, 2026. Retrieved April 27, 2026.
- 1 2 Schuler, Marcus (October 8, 2025). "OpenAI's Trillion-Dollar Circle: When Vendors Finance Their Own Payday". Implicator.ai. Archived from the original on February 16, 2026. Retrieved April 27, 2026.
- ↑ "Repl.it lets you program in your browser". TechCrunch. March 15, 2018. Archived from the original on December 4, 2018. Retrieved January 5, 2019.
- ↑ Sawers, Paul (February 18, 2021). "Replit raises $20 million for collaborative browser-based coding". VentureBeat. Archived from the original on March 30, 2021. Retrieved March 13, 2021.
- ↑ Rodriguez, Salvador (October 22, 2018). "Former Facebook engineer quit to build the programming tool he always wanted". CNBC. Archived from the original on June 23, 2023. Retrieved May 31, 2019.
- ↑ "Today's Entrepreneur: Faris Masad". VatorNews. April 30, 2019. Archived from the original on December 5, 2020. Retrieved January 12, 2021.
- ↑ Eisenberg, Bart (October 22, 2012). "#42 Computer Science 2.0: Part 1―Amjad Masad: Engineer, Codecademy; Co-inventor, repl.it". Archived from the original on June 8, 2021. Retrieved June 8, 2021.
- ↑ Spina, Carli (May 5, 2014). "Practice Programming Languages In Your Browser With Repl.it". Archived from the original on June 8, 2021. Retrieved June 8, 2021.
- ↑ Sherry, Ben (July 9, 2025). "Microsoft and Replit Are Teaming Up to Make Vibe Coding for Businesses Even Easier". Inc. Archived from the original on July 11, 2025. Retrieved July 15, 2025.
- ↑ Tyson, Mark (July 21, 2025). "AI coding platform goes rogue during code freeze and deletes entire company database — Replit CEO apologizes after AI engine says it 'made a catastrophic error in judgment' and 'destroyed all production data'". Tom's Hardware. Retrieved September 10, 2025.
- ↑ Gault, Matthew (September 9, 2025). "AI Darwin Awards Show AI's Biggest Problem Is Human". 404 Media. Archived from the original on September 9, 2025. Retrieved September 10, 2025.
