Quarterly Roadmap Webinar

Introduction

• Presenter: Walker Shabbo, Senior Product Marketing Manager at GitHub
  • Runs the quarterly roadmap webinar program
• Special Guest: Mario Rodriguez, Chief Product Officer (CPO) at GitHub
  • Background in developer tools, AI strategy, and GitHub Copilot

Webinar Objectives

• Introduction of new features and announcements at GitHub
• Reminder that announcements are subject to change
• Encouragement to participate in upcoming quarterly webinars

Keynote by Mario Rodriguez

Mission at GitHub

• Accelerate human progress through developer collaboration
• Focus on improving developer experiences

Developer Experiences

• Infinity Loop: Continuous cycle in Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC)
• AI Native Approach:
  • Innovation in Human-Computer Interaction (HCI)
  • Collaboration between humans and AI agents

Value Creation

• Infinite backlogs and prioritization
• Emphasis on code quality, maintainability, and security
• Enterprise-grade platform focusing on governance and compliance

Upcoming Features

Copilot Enhancements

• Weekly improvements in Copilot and platform
• New AI models (Sonnet, Gemini)
• Code review investments

Agentic Experiences

• AI systems augmenting software engineers in routine tasks
• Support for synchronous and asynchronous tasks
• Introduction of Copilot Agent Mode in VS Code Insiders

Project Padawan

• Asynchronous suite agent for handling issues
• Automatically produces tested pull requests

Security and Quality

• Transition from detection to remediation in security
• Copilot AutoFix for code scanning
• Separating GitHub Advanced Security SKU into secrets protection and code security

Platform Investments

Governance and Compliance

• Data residency options (EU, Australia, US)
• Immutability in actions for supply chain security
• Repository governance and enterprise repository policies

Collaboration Features

• Enhancements in issues and projects (sub-issues, custom issue types)
• Improved search capabilities and project item limits

Q&A Highlights

• Plans for expanding agent functionality outside issue flows
• Support for custom MCP servers in Copilot
• Clarifications on using other models for code completion
• Integration of Copilot into GitHub Actions
• Security improvements for actions and validation

Conclusion

• Emphasis on continuous investment and improvements
• Encouragement to participate in future webinars