Content by Cassidy Williams (9)

Cassidy Williams joins Scott Hanselman and Mark Russinovich for a live Microsoft Build session where they “vibe check” an AI-assisted demo, digging into what the AI produced versus what required human fixes, and where the seams show up when you push a prototype toward something more real.

Cassidy Williams demonstrates practical, demo-driven agentic coding workflows with GitHub Copilot, focusing on planning work, delegating implementation, reviewing AI-generated pull requests, and shipping changes with guardrails that teams can apply immediately.

Cassidy Williams demonstrates Rayfin inside the GitHub Copilot app at Microsoft Build 2026, highlighting how the Copilot app experience can be extended with an integrated capability.

Cassidy Williams walks through a Rubber Duck Thursdays live build of a terminal-based “emoji list generator” using GitHub Copilot CLI and the GitHub Copilot SDK, including plan mode, autopilot mode, and a multi-model workflow to turn bullet points into emoji-enhanced markdown copied to the clipboard.

Cassidy Williams interviews GitHub Staff Software Engineer Brittany Ellich about building a personal “command center” app, focusing on how GitHub Copilot CLI and agent-based workflows supported the process from planning through implementation.

Cassidy Williams highlights how developer experience and honest feedback drive the evolution of AI coding tools like GitHub Copilot, emphasizing the importance of control and workflow integration.

Cassidy Williams analyzes why typed programming languages are surging in popularity, emphasizing how AI-generated code and tools like Copilot are redefining developer safety nets and code reliability.

Cassidy Williams curates five essential GitHub Podcast episodes for 2026, guiding listeners through AI tooling, open source sustainability, DIY development, and privacy-first automation to help developers and maintainers build confidently.

Cassidy Williams reviews the 2025 Octoverse data, revealing how nearly a billion code pushes reflect a new era of developer workflows with faster iteration, automated pipelines, and improved team processes.