GitHub CEO on what AI means for developer salaries, SaaS, and more
- Author
- Thomas Dohmke
- Published
- Wed 28 May 2025
- Episode Link
- https://www.exponentialview.co
Thomas Dohmke, CEO of GitHub, joins Azeem to explore how AI is fundamentally transforming software development. In this episode you'll hear:
- (01:50) What’s left for developers in the age of AI?
- (04:54) How GitHub Copilot unlocks flow state
- (07:09) Three big shifts in how engineers work today
- (10:47) Is software development art or assembly line?
- (15:26) Why developers are climbing the abstraction ladder
- (19:35) Have we already lost control of the code?
- (23:15) What it’s actually like to work with AI coding agents
- (39:35) Welcome to the age of ultra-personalized software
- (45:37) Building the next-generation web
Thomas's links:
- GitHub: https://github.com/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ashtom/
- Twitter/X: https://x.com/ashtom
Azeem's links:
- Substack: https://www.exponentialview.co/
- Website: https://www.azeemazhar.com/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/azhar
- Twitter/X: https://x.com/azeem
Our new show 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
