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David Cassel

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Contributing Reporter at The New Stack

Contributing Technology and Culture Reporter for @TheNewStack

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  • 4 days ago | thenewstack.io | David Cassel

    In March, GitHub CEO Thomas Dohmke joined Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella in Seoul, South Korea, for a stop on the “Microsoft AI Tour.” The event promised in-depth skilling sessions to help attendees learn the Copilot AI Stack. That initiative is just one way Dohmke has been promoting GitHub’s commitment to our AI-powered future — while still affirming GitHub’s deep allegiance to programmers. Speaking from Seoul, Dohmke sat for an interview with the YouTube channel for EO Media.

  • 1 week ago | thenewstack.io | David Cassel

    It was almost historic: an epic five-hour interview with the programming world’s livestreaming developer sensation, “ThePrimeagen.”Known for his popular channels on Twitch and YouTube (plus his quick, lively personality), ThePrimeagen (AKA, Michael Paulson) sat for a kind of free-wheeling summit with popular programmer-turned-podcaster, Lex Fridman. The rollicking interview quickly attracted 1.4 million views (along with 3,021 comments).

  • 2 weeks ago | thenewstack.io | David Cassel

    It was 20 years ago that Linus Torvalds wrote the Git distributed version control system — April 7 2005 was he made the first commit. So in early April, GitHub celebrated. GitHub staff software engineer Taylor Blau conducted an interview with Torvalds, which GitHub then shared on YouTube (where the git-based service’s channel has 467,000 subscribers). But the first question provided some crucial context. Did Torvalds still expect to be using and talking about Git 20 years later?

  • 2 weeks ago | thenewstack.io | David Cassel

    The 84-year-old Leslie Lamport is a legend.

  • 2 weeks ago | thenewstack.io | David Cassel

    In 1968, a 13-year-old Bill Gates told his friend Paul, “Maybe we’ll have our own company someday.”More than half a century later, a 69-year-old Bill Gates took a moment to reflect on how it all played out.

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David Cassel
David Cassel @DavidCasselTNS
11 May 25

I really liked what GitHub CEO @ashtom had to say about AI agents of today. "I don't think we're anywhere close to a world where you can just write a single prompt and say 'Build GitHub'." https://t.co/gFIjOL1JNC @github @thenewstack

David Cassel
David Cassel @DavidCasselTNS
4 May 25

I thought @ThePrimeagen's interview with @lexfridman was really interesting. (All five hours of it!)

The New Stack
The New Stack @thenewstack

How Michael Paulson, AKA livestreaming-sensation "The Primeagan," made it his mission to bring fun back to programming. https://t.co/PNTKlfabZz

David Cassel
David Cassel @DavidCasselTNS
2 May 25

RT @thenewstack: TLA+ Creator Leslie Lamport: Programmers Need Abstractions | By @davidcasselTNS https://t.co/QfYHPWDUPj