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World Congress 2024 • Aug 20, 2024 • Session details

The Road to One Billion Developers

Demetris Cheatham , Thomas Dohmke

What happens when coding relies on natural language instead of strict syntax? Discover GitHub's bold AI vision to empower one billion developers by 2030.

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#1 about 5 min

Origins of the billion developer goal at GitHub

GitHub Copilot's evolution has fueled an ambitious vision to empower one billion humans by the year 2030.

#2 about 6 min

Equipping developers with artificial intelligence personal assistance tools

Equipping every developer with an artificial intelligence assistant dismantles technical barriers and expands global open source communities.

#3 about 4 min

Revolutionizing computer programming through natural language code generation

Natural language programming removes English as a strict requirement and enables diverse populations to build applications seamlessly.

#4 about 7 min

Reimagining software engineering education for all ages and backgrounds

Integrating artificial intelligence into coding education shifts curriculum focus from raw syntax memorization to critical system thinking.

#5 about 5 min

Maximizing global collaboration across multiple language boundaries and ecosystems

Translating diverse human languages directly into code empowers geographically isolated communities to seamlessly contribute to modern open source architecture.

#6 about 4 min

Scaling open source impact through community acceleration and infrastructure

Automating mundane task resolution prevents open source maintainer burnout and actively accelerates broader global software infrastructure development.

Matching moments

2:11 min

Understanding GitHub Copilot and core developer benefits

lgonta lgonta +1 · WWC 2024

51 sec

Impact of AI tools on developer collaboration

Brooke Gazdag Brooke Gazdag · Europe 2026 Virtual

4:18 min

Community engagement on the billionth github repository

Chris Heilmann +2 · LIVE

1:15 min

Mission and goals of the GitHub Next research team

Idan Gazit · Coffee With Developers

4:04 min

Introduction to GitHub Next and AI prototyping

Krzystof Czieslak · LIVE

2:27 min

Expanding open source participation through cloud developer environments

Stormy Peters · WWC 2023

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