Developers who move fast still need to do it together
About this episode
Ryan and Cassidy Williams discuss the evolution of developer work and the importance of community and mentorship in the context of new GitHub Copilot announcements.
At MS Build, Ryan is joined by Cassidy Williams, Senior Director of Developer Advocacy at GitHub and former Stack Overflow Podcast host, to discuss how agentic coding is shifting dev work towards higher-level strategy while increasing decision fatigue; why human taste, community feedback, and mentorship are becoming more essential than ever for developer careers; and the new GitHub Copilot announcements coming out of Microsoft, including the new GitHub Copilot app. Episode notes: This episode was recorded at Microsoft Build . You can learn more about what they announced at the show and what’s new at GitHub here . Listen to our other episodes recorded at Build on agentic workflows and responsible AI . Connect with Cassidy on LinkedIn and X . See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .
People in this episode
Host: Ryan
Guest: Cassidy Williams
Topics covered
- developer advocacy
- agentic coding
- decision fatigue
- community feedback
- mentorship
- GitHub Copilot
Keywords
- developer advocacy
- agentic coding
- decision fatigue
- community feedback
- mentorship
- GitHub Copilot
- MS Build
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: GitHub, Microsoft
Products: GitHub Copilot, GitHub Copilot app
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