Episode 56: GitHub’s Scott Densmore on the Copilot Revolution, Coding at the Speed of Thought

Episode 56: GitHub’s Scott Densmore on the Copilot Revolution, Coding at the Speed of Thought

Author: Dr. Mik Kersten: Author of Project to Product and Founder and CEO of Tasktop December 14, 2023 Duration: 51:51
Joining Mik in this episode of Mik + One is Scott Densmore, VP of Engineering at GitHub, to discuss the future of connected work and the impact of GitHub Copilot on developer productivity. GitHub Copilot is an AI-powered tool that provides code completion and suggestions to developers, allowing them to write code faster and more efficiently. Scott shares the history of GitHub Copilot and how it has evolved to become a game-changer in the world of software development. He also talks about developer flow and happiness and explains how Copilot enhances these aspects by reducing toil and increasing productivity.  Listen as Mik and Scott discuss the potential for customization and extensibility in Copilot, allowing developers to build their agents and their skills to further enhance their workflows.   Key discussions include:  GitHub Copilot is an AI-powered tool that provides code completion and suggestions to developers, increasing productivity and reducing toil.  Copilot has been in development for several years, with a focus on fine-tuning the models and prompts to provide accurate and helpful suggestions across multiple programming languages.  Studies have shown that developers using Copilot can complete tasks in significantly less time, leading to increased productivity and happiness.  Customization is a key feature of Copilot, allowing developers to build models on top of their own code and improve the accuracy of suggestions.  The introduction of chat functionality in Copilot allows developers to ask questions, get explanations of code, and even generate tests or refactorings.  GitHub is working on an extensibility platform for Copilot to enhance their workflows and bring in expertise from various tools and services.  Subscribe to the Mik + One podcast today so you never miss an episode and don’t forget to leave your review.  Follow Mik on X:  @mik_kersten #MikPlusOne  Additional Resources:  Portfolio SAFe  Dean Leffingwell on the Mik + One Podcast: Part 1, Part 2  MarTech  Dave West - podcast episode  Scrum Studio  Greenfield project  Skunkworks  Bimodal IT  Agile Release Train  Mik + One Podcast Episode 20: Justin Watts  Join the Flow Framework Community   

Dr. Mik Kersten’s book, Project to Product, sparked a fundamental shift in how large organizations think about software delivery. That conversation continues and deepens in Mik + One: The Official Project to Product Podcast. Here, Kersten moves beyond the stage and the prepared keynote to host candid, unrehearsed dialogues with the people actually steering the world’s most significant technology-driven companies. Each episode is built around a simple, powerful premise: one guest, one conversation with nothing held back. You’ll hear from fellow authors, executives, and engineering leaders as they dissect the real-world application of flow frameworks and product-centric thinking. The discussions get into the granular challenges of shifting from project-oriented deadlines to sustainable product value streams, covering both the strategic wins and the difficult lessons learned. This isn't about abstract theory; it's a direct line to the tactics and philosophies used by industry pioneers. For anyone involved in technology business management-from team leads to the C-suite-this podcast serves as an essential masterclass. Listeners gain access to the nuanced, often unspoken details of scaling digital innovation, all through the lens of Kersten’s expertise and his guests' diverse experiences. The result is a consistently insightful resource for navigating the complex journey of modern digital transformation.
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Episode 20: Justin Watts on Doing The Right Things Wrong [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 54:47
Joining Mik on this episode of Mik + One is Justin Watts, Director of Agile Change at Lloyd Banking Group one of the UK’s Big Four banks. In this episode, Mik and Justin discuss: Redesigning software systems around flow…
Episode 19: Peter Moore on Zone Management Measurement [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 55:12
Joining Mik on this episode of Mik + One is Peter D. Moore, a business and digital technology strategy advisor specializing in helping companies manage exponential revenue, margin and net income growth. In this episode,…
Episode 18: Bryon Kroger on Agile Development Success at the DoD [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 40:40
On this episode of Mik + One, Mik is joined by Bryon Kroger, Founder and CEO of Rise8, and former co-founder and COO of the USAF's Kessel Run. In this episode, Mik and Bryon’s conversation includes discussions around: Th…
Episode 17: John Willis on Your Most Pressing Bottleneck [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 53:42
Joining Mik on this episode of Mik + One is John Willis, Senior Director of the Global Transformation Office at Red Hat. In this episode, Mik and John discuss: Embracing failure for continual learning Flow Metrics as the…
Episode 15: Adrian Cockcroft on the CEO’s Most Critical Metric [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 1:06:25
Joining Mik in this episode of Mik + One is Adrian Cockcroft, VP of Cloud Architecture Strategy at Amazon Web Services. In this episode, Mik and Adrian provide concrete advice on moving ahead in the digital world and cov…
Episode 14: Heather Munoz on Visualizing Systems Thinking [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 34:02
In this episode of Mik + One, Mik’s guest is Heather Munoz, Head of Retail Brokerage Practice, E*TRADE. In this episode, Mik and Heather discuss many topics including: The importance of an effective tool network and how…