#85 - Thomas Dohmke // CEO @ GitHub

git checkout the future of software development with Thomas Dohmke, CEO of GitHub. This broad podcast discusses everything from refactoring and scaling to the CTO/CEO role, from open source to AI as a Dev Tool. Every day Thomas delves into the development of software development - so his 🧠 was a great brain to pick.

Listen to find out:

• Why refactoring 🧩 will always be a part of growth (but AI will help)


• What was it like being integrated ☂️ into Microsoft post-M&A


• What are GitHub’s current challenges 👷

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TIMESTAMPS:
00:00 Intro
03:18 from East Germany to Silivon Valley
04:36 Ruby
06:29 From Software Developer to Founder
07:35 What happens after Microsoft aquires a company
10:45 Microsoft’s DevTools Ecosystem
12:18 Power of the Open Source
15:36 What has changed in the last 20 years
18:09 GitHub’s vision
18:51 Refactoring Legacy Code with Generative AI
25:42 DevOps and Deploying GenAI code
29:31 The Futility of Focussing on a Scalability in Earlydays Startup
32:59 What Challenges Are Being Worked art GitHub right now?
34:2o SrategyL Ideas and challefs
34:43 The Role of GitHub CEO
38:42 The generalist role of a CTO
41:57 Being a Tech Leader of DevTool
45:26 Mentorship and Inspiration (Steve Jobs)
48:09 ChatGPT

51:51 Advice to Younger Self as German Techie

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