GitHub is the Wrong Shape for AI-Era Software Development
rseroter · x · 2026-07-31
Depot argues that GitHub's traditional paradigm is outdated for AI-era software development. As AI lowers the barriers to coding, non-technical teams can now contribute, which amplifies existing infrastructure bottlenecks like slow CI/CD builds and code reviews, significantly dragging down overall velocity.
The article suggests that the winners of the next decade won't build better PR tools, but rather new infrastructure. This new layer must enable code generation, validation, and deployment to operate at 'machine scale', moving beyond the limits of human-centric workflows.
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