The GitHub problem (and other predictions)
From Changelog & Friends by Changelog Media
January 14, 2026 · 1h 41m
About this episode
Mat Ryer returns to discuss GitHub's monopoly, open source implications, and future predictions for technology.
Mat Ryer is back and he brought his impromptu musical abilities with him! We discuss Rob Pike vs thankful AI, Microsoft's GitHub monopoly (and what it means for open source), and Tom Tunguz' 12 predictions for 2026: agent-first design, the rise of vector databases, and are we about to pay more for AI than people?!
People in this episode
Guest: Mat Ryer
Topics covered
- GitHub
- open source
- predictions
- AI
- technology
- vector databases
Keywords
- GitHub
- Microsoft
- open source
- AI
- predictions
- vector databases
- Rob Pike
- Tom Tunguz
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Microsoft, GitHub, open source
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