Core Insights - GitHub CEO Thomas Dohmke is leaving the company to pursue founding opportunities, with no immediate successor named [1][3] - Microsoft acquired GitHub for $7.5 billion in 2018, and Dohmke has been CEO since mid-2021 [2] - GitHub is now part of Microsoft's CoreAI organization, which is focused on AI infrastructure and development [3][4] Company Performance - GitHub has over 150 million registered developers, a significant increase from 73 million in October 2021 [5] - Microsoft reports continued growth from GitHub's Copilot, with 20 million users and a 75% increase in Copilot Enterprise customers quarter over quarter [7] Competitive Landscape - GitHub faces increasing competition from AI-powered coding tools, including Anysphere's Cursor, Replit, and Windsurf [5] - A recent Stack Overflow survey indicates that 76% of developers use Microsoft's Visual Studio Code, while 18% use Cursor, and nearly 10% use Anthropic's Claude Code [6]
Microsoft's GitHub chief is leaving as competition ramps up in AI coding market