
The Changelog: Software Development, Open Source
The GitHub problem (and other predictions) (Friends)
January 14 · 1 hr 41 min · 97.6 MB
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Mat Ryer is back and he brought his impromptu musical abilities with him! We discuss Rob Pike vs thankful AI, Microsoft’s GitHub monopoly (and what it means for open source), and Tom Tunguz’ 12 predictions for 2026: agent-first design, the rise of vector databases, and are we about to pay more for AI than people?!
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Featuring:
- Mat Ryer – GitHub, LinkedIn, Bluesky, X
- Jerod Santo – Website, GitHub, LinkedIn, Mastodon, X
- Adam Stacoviak – Website, GitHub, LinkedIn, Mastodon, X
Show Notes:
- How Rob Pike got spammed with an AI slop “act of kindness”
- How GitHub monopoly is destroying the open source ecosystem
- 12 predictions for 2026
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- 0:00Let's talk!
- 0:38Sponsor: Namespace
- 2:19Friends & Friends
- 4:35Mat's resolutions
- 8:03The gift of sight
- 10:12Andy Murray's mom
- 12:44Rob Pike vs AI slop
- 22:02"Use AI for Good" by Mat Ryer
- 23:14Brought to you by...
- 23:59Sponsor: Notion
- 26:48Microsoft's GitHub monopoly
- 51:59"When GitHub Goes Down" by Mat Ryer
- 53:53Sponsor: Squarespace
- 55:5112 predictions for 2026
- 1:02:01Agent-first design
- 1:13:02Paying more for agents
- 1:23:29Vector databases
- 1:33:39Jerod's prediction
- 1:35:01"Cheaper Than an AI" by Mat Ryer
- 1:36:47Shout out to Tom Tunguz
- 1:38:05Travel sleeping
- 1:39:21Bye, friends
- 1:40:12Closing thoughts (join ++)