ITWeb speaks to Thomas Dohmke about GitHub’s plans and its security strategy in light of the recently-discovered GoIssue cyber threat.
Key African countries are becoming a hotbed for software developers, with over 650 000 in South Africa alone.
This figure dwarfs oft-quoted statistics, from Google’s 2021 Africa Developer Ecosystem report, that put the figure around 120 000 professional developers. AI is also being integrated widely across GitHub to make developers’ lives easier and more productive, he noted. And it’s helping to open doors to those coming into the space, especially with solutions like Copilot, which GitHub introduced in 2021, thanks to its parent company Microsoft’s relationship with OpenAI.
“You can ask questions in your mother tongue…most people don’t speak English, while the software industry is predominantly English , so it removes that barrier of entry for learning about software development.” “As such, we have a security team that constantly monitors the security of the platform and works closely with Microsoft Security’s cyber defence operation centres sharing intelligence. Part of that includes spam protection, blocking accounts that are attempting to use GitHub for spam or for phishing or other illegal activities.”
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