GitHub hosts Andrea and Kedasha chat with Jeff Luszcz in this insightful episode, unraveling the core findings from the Octoverse 2025 report. Learn how AI, Copilot, and new coding trends are impacting developers worldwide.

Inside Octoverse 2025: Vibe Coding, Agentic AI, and Shifting Developer Trends

Podcast Hosts: Andrea, Kedasha, Abigail Cabunoc Mayes, Cassidy Williams
Special Guest: Jeff Luszcz (GitHub, Octoverse data lead)

Episode Highlights

• TypeScript Surpasses Python: Analysis of why TypeScript has overtaken Python in GitHub projects, reflecting changing industry usage.
• The New Era of Vibe Coding and Agentic AI: Overview of how AI-assisted development, including GitHub Copilot, is transforming engineering workflows. Discussion on ‘vibe coding’—developers leveraging AI not just to generate code, but to ideate, refactor, and shape development direction.
• Agentic Workflows: Insight into new ways developers interact with AI agents to handle routine tasks and code suggestions.
• Open Source at Scale: Over 1.12 billion open source contributions and more than 518 million pull requests merged, evidence of rapidly growing engagement, especially in regions like India, Brazil, and Indonesia.
• COBOL Makes a Comeback: Surprising resurgence in COBOL, showing the continuity and reinvention of legacy programming skills in the modern era.
• Security By Default: How tools like CodeQL and Dependabot are shifting the industry toward built-in security practices, and how secret scanning enhances code safety.
• Future Skills for Developers: The report details in-demand skills for the AI era, emphasizing lifelong learning, global collaboration, and security consciousness.

Key Takeaways

• AI and Copilot Integration: GitHub Copilot is now influencing how developers approach daily coding, affecting productivity and team processes.
• Security Tools: Built-in tools like CodeQL and Dependabot reduce vulnerabilities and make secure development workflows more attainable.
• Growth in Developer Community: With over 180 million developers on GitHub and one new developer joining every second, collaboration and knowledge sharing are more vital than ever.
• Regional Insights: Notable increases in contributions from emerging technology regions reflect globalization in open-source ecosystems.

Relevant Resources

• Octoverse 2025 Report
• GitHub Copilot
• CodeQL
• Dependabot
• Secret Scanning
• Visual Studio Code

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Episode produced by Victoria Marin in partnership with editaudio.

Chapters

• 00:00 Intro: unpacking the Octoverse report
• 02:02 Why TypeScript overtook Python
• 09:33 The surprise return of COBOL
• 12:03 The year of vibe coding
• 13:49 180 million+ developers on GitHub
• 18:29 Skills you need for the AI era
• 24:30 Global growth: India, Brazil, Indonesia
• 27:34 Agentic workflows and ordinary AI
• 31:38 Shifting to secure by default
• 34:06 Skills in demand in the future
• 35:15 Jeff's top takeaway from the data