Changelog & Friends

The GitHub problem (and other predictions)

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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

      • Something missing or broken? PRs welcome!

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