

GitHub in 2025 with April Yoho
Dec 19, 2024
In this engaging conversation, April Yoho, a Senior Developer Advocate and DevOps Leader at GitHub, discusses the exciting future of GitHub set for 2025. She highlights the introduction of various language model copilots, expanding the capabilities of GitHub Copilot. April also touches on the importance of EU data residency, new enterprise cloud features, and the emergence of no-code tools like Spark. Additionally, she shares insights on the evolving landscape of platform engineering and the significance of governance in cloud development.
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AI in DevOps Lifecycle
- GitHub Copilot now offers AI assistance throughout the entire DevOps lifecycle, from issue creation to remediation.
- This includes Copilot Workspace and Copilot Chat, integrating AI into various development stages.
Multiple Language Models
- GitHub Copilot now supports multiple language models beyond OpenAI, giving developers more choices.
- This allows developers to select the model that best suits their specific needs and coding style.
Copilot Chat Usage
- April Yoho uses Copilot Chat 99.9% of the time, finding it invaluable for understanding code and fixing issues.
- She even uses it to convert code between languages like C# and JavaScript.