GitHub Universe 2026 closing keynote: open source voices, demos, and the craft of coding
Maggie Appleton, Martin Woodward, and Jocelyn Velarde bring community-driven software and creative coding experiments to the closing stage of GitHub Universe 2026.
Open collaboration and the developer’s role
The keynote connects open-source community perspectives with AI-assisted development, from learning with GitHub Copilot to scaling projects with AI agents. It also explores the evolving developer role and AI’s impact beyond the technology industry.
Creative demonstrations include the hackable badges project and a final segment on the craft of coding. Maggie Appleton presents Chopin, introduced as a collaborative AI planning project, while the Campus Expert interview brings a student-community perspective to the discussion.
Speakers
- Maggie Appleton — Staff Research Engineer, GitHub
- Martin Woodward — VP, Developer Relations, GitHub
- Jocelyn Velarde — GitHub Campus Expert, Tec de Monterrey
Session chapters
- 00:00 — Welcome to GitHub Universe 2026
- 02:10 — The hackable badges project
- 05:17 — Learning with GitHub Copilot
- 11:11 — AI’s impact on open source
- 15:43 — Scaling projects with AI agents
- 19:08 — The evolving developer role
- 21:27 — Introducing Chopin: collaborative AI planning
- 21:45 — Maggie Appleton on Chopin
- 28:47 — AI’s impact beyond tech
- 30:34 — Interview with GitHub Campus Expert Jocelyn Velarde
- 34:29 — The craft of coding: final demo
- 39:32 — GitHub Universe 2026 closing keynote