World Congress 2025 • Aug 20, 2025 • Session details

Official Opening of WeAreDevelopers World Congress 2025

Benjamin Ruschin , Sead Ahmetovic

Thomas Dohmke argues that developers are the quiet force behind every digital breakthrough. Watch the GitHub CEO trace the evolution from early Visual Studio to modern AI ecosystems.

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