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Author: stuartmccoll

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+categories:
+  - AI
+  - Artificial Intelligence
+  - GitHub
+  - GitHub Universe
+date: 2023-10-28T11:45:00+01:00
+draft: false
+lastMod: 2023-10-28T11:45:00+01:00
+tags:
+  - AI
+  - Artificial Intelligence
+  - GitHub
+  - GitHub Universe
+title: 10 sessions to see at GitHub Universe 2023
+---
+
+[GitHub Universe](https://githubuniverse.com/) takes place on November 8th and
+9th this year, live and virtual. I've put together a list of ten sessions that
+I'm particularly looking forward to.
+
+## Opening Keynote
+
+This year's keynote will see GitHub CEO Thomas Dohmke and others look at what
+it means to be a software development platform in the age of AI.
+
+## GitHub Copilot: the AI pair programmer for today and tomorrow
+
+Folks from both GitHub and Microsoft will be talking about the shift in
+software development caused by GitHub Copilot, and other developments in the
+world of AI-assisted programming.
+
+## The future state of APIS
+
+Ankit Sobti, Chief Technology Officer at [Postman](https://www.postman.com/)
+will be delivering this session, discussing advancements in API automation
+and more. I've created some cool things whilst tinkering with the automation
+features in Postman, so I'm always interested in news coming out of the
+company.
+
+## Maximise developer productivity and cost-savings with GitHub Actions
+
+I'm a big fan of GitHub Actions (this website is built and deployed using
+a GitHub Actions workflow) and enjoy the productivity gains that it provides.
+I'm interested in the potential for cost-savings via optimisation and
+automation mentioned in the description of this session. Unfortunately it's
+tagged as in-person only.
+
+## Hassle-free pull requests with GitHub Copilot
+
+Another one that's in-person only, but 🤞 for a recording. In every project I've
+ever worked on, there's always been _someone_ that'll open a pull request with
+50+ files changed and zero information or context provided. It'll be great to
+see how GitHub Copilot can improve the pull request process, not only for those
+opening pull requests, but also in working with pull requests opened by others.
+
+## From chaos to order: using repository rules to deliver code compliance at scale
+
+There's something of a theme here, in that all of the sessions that look the
+most interesting are tagged as in-person only. I'm always interested in
+improvements to code compliance and governance, so am particularly keen to see
+how that can be delivered at both a branch and repository level across an
+organisation.
+
+## How to innovate faster by standardising delivery and automating governance
+
+Similar to the session above, this is directly in my wheelhouse. This session
+promises a look into improvements in change review processes and the reduction
+of subjectivity in decision-making.
+
+## GitHub productivity via VS Code for rapid-context-switchers like me
+
+Visual Studio Code is my daily driver, and this session promises a deep dive
+into GitHub and VS Code features and extensions that can enhance focus and
+productivity.
+
+## Generative AI and the future of development
+
+It's hard not to put a session with such a title on this list. Folks from
+GitHub will be showing off GitHub Copilot and offering guidance on what it
+can and can't do, and where it's best utilised.
+
+## From fiction to function: How AI agents will reshape developer workflows
+
+Experts from GitHub Next will be talking about their research in augmenting
+development work through the leverage of AI agents. I'm hoping that this is
+not only a look at GitHub Copilot, but potentially whatever comes _after_
+it.