What happens when you can code in entire repositories of plain text English?

In this episode, Silas Mähner is joined by Garren DiPasquale, founder of Artifact, to explore the intersection of Catholic social teaching, human dignity, design history, and the future of software development in the age of AI. Garren shares his journey from graphic design to tech executive, why most software reflects corporate silos rather than human needs, and how his new company is building a "repo of intent" to let anyone build production-grade software using natural language.

Key Takeaways:
-Coding in English: Moving beyond traditional syntax to focus entirely on the "why" and "what" of software creation.
-Technology & Human Dignity: Drawing from Catholic social teaching, papal encyclicals, and historical design movements (like the Bauhaus and Arts & Crafts movements) to reject AI "slop" and build tools that serve people.
-Design by Discovery: Why software creation should mirror intuitive, creative human flow states rather than rigid, pre-planned corporate bureaucracy.
-The Future of Organizations: How AI and smaller, agile teams will restore personal ownership, accountability, and dignity to daily work.

Sponsor: Bonaventure Bookkeeping — Catholic bookkeeping support for business owners.

Episode References
Design Philosophy: Dieter Rams’ Ten Principles of Design & Donald Knuth’s Literate Programming.

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