SAN FRANCISO – Out of a population of six million in Singapore, more than 1.3 million are coding to solve tech issues. And that number is growing among the fastest worldwide, at a rate of 28 per cent in the 12 months to September 2024, according to...
With natural language coding, the tech economy will now have fewer limits on opportunities, said GitHub chief executive Thomas Dohmke.
Boosted by the government’s efforts to get local workers and students trained in artificial intelligence , Singapore’s coding community also punched above its weight, ranking 9th globally for contributors making software on AI cases in the same period. The findings, based on unique GitHub users logging in from Singapore, were released at the GitHub Universe conference in San Francisco, which drew 3,000 participants on Oct 29 and 30.At the conference, GitHub chief executive Thomas Dohmke and other presenters introduced new AI tools and features, including a headliner which lets developers choose which large language models from Anthropic, Google, and OpenAI they want to power their GitHub Copilot, the platform’s AI coding assistant.
With natural language coding, the tech economy will now have fewer limits on opportunities, he added. Analyst and founder of Creative Intellect Consulting Bola Rotibi said GitHub is encouraging developers, who have many choices, to sample it. Mr Nadella, whose remit spans Azure, Windows, Xbox and LinkedIn among others, projects GitHub’s annual revenue at US$2 billion.
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