GitHub CEO Thomas Dohmke on Copilot and the Future of Software Development

In this episode of Gradient Dissent, Lukas Biewald sits down with Thomas Dohmke, CEO of GitHub, to talk about the future of software engineering in the age of AI. They discuss how GitHub Copilot was built, why agents are reshaping developer workflows, and what it takes to make tools that are not only powerful but also fun. Thomas shares his experience leading GitHub through its $7.5B acquisition by Microsoft, the unexpected ways it accelerated innovation, and why developer happiness is crucial to productivity. They explore what still makes human engineers irreplaceable and how the next generation of developers might grow up coding alongside AI. Follow Thomas Dohmke: Follow Weights & Biases:

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GitHub CEO Thomas Dohmke on Copilot and the Future of Software Development is an episode from Gradient Dissent by Lukas Biewald.

This episode is 01:09:44 long.

This episode was published on Jun 10, 2025.

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