Matt Bornstein speaks with Scott Chacon, cofounder of GitHub and CEO of GitButler, about why Git's user interface has barely changed since 2005, how
GitButler is rethinking version control for both humans and AI agents, and what the "next GitHub" might actually look like. They cover parallel
branches, agent-optimized CLI design, the future of code review, and why the best engineers of the future will be the best writers.
Timestamps: 0:00—Intro 1:11—Why Scott came back to version control after GitHub 6:18—How Git was actually built 11:32—Designing GitButler's CLI for
agents 18:05—Parallel branches: how GitButler handles multi-agent workflows 23:33—What happens to GitHub in an agentic world 27:00—Code review needs a
rethink: PRs, commit messages, and what comes next 32:19—Writing and communication as the new developer superpower
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