McKinsey April 26, 2024
Thomas Dohmke, CEO of GitHub, discusses the impact generative AI will have on software development, the evolution of the developer’s role, and the opportunity to accelerate innovation.
In this episode of McKinsey on Building Products, a podcast dedicated to the exploration of software product management and engineering, McKinsey partners Rikki Singh and Shivam Srivastava talk with GitHub CEO Thomas Dohmke. Together, they discuss how generative AI (gen AI) has changed and improved the software engineering experience, how the developer role may change over time, and the opportunity to usher in a new era of innovation. This interview took place in September 2023 as part of the McKinsey Engineering Academy speaker series. An abridged version of their conversation follows.
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