GitHub CEO on what AI means for developer salaries, SaaS, and more

<p>Thomas Dohmke, CEO of GitHub, joins Azeem to explore how AI is fundamentally transforming software development. In this episode you'll hear: </p><ul><li>(01:50) What’s left for developers in the age of AI? </li><li>(04:54) How GitHub Copilot unlocks flow state </li><li>(07:09) Three big shifts in how engineers work today </li><li>(10:47) Is software development art or assembly line? </li><li>(15:26) Why developers are climbing the abstraction ladder </li><li>(19:35) Have we already lost control of the code? </li><li>(23:15) What it’s actually like to work with AI coding agents </li><li>(39:35) Welcome to the age of ultra-personalized software</li><li>(45:37) Building the next-generation web </li></ul><p><strong>Thomas's links:</strong></p><ul><li>GitHub: <a href="https://github.com/">https://github.com/</a></li><li>LinkedIn: <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/ashtom/">https://www.linkedin.com/in/ashtom/</a></li><li>Twitter/X: <a href="https://x.com/ashtom">https://x.com/ashtom</a></li></ul><p><strong>Azeem's links:</strong></p><ul><li>Substack: <a href="https://www.exponentialview.co/">https://www.exponentialview.co/</a></li><li>Website: <a href="https://www.azeemazhar.com/">https://www.azeemazhar.com/</a></li><li>LinkedIn: <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/azhar">https://www.linkedin.com/in/azhar</a></li><li>Twitter/X: <a href="https://x.com/azeem">https://x.com/azeem</a></li></ul><p><strong>Our new show</strong> This was originally recorded for "Friday with Azeem Azhar", a new show that takes place every Friday at 9am PT and 12pm ET. You can tune in through Exponential View on Substack. Produced by supermix.io and EPIIPLUS1 Ltd</p><br/> <p>Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See <a href="https://pcm.adswizz.com">pcm.adswizz.com</a> for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.</p>