Rethinking Git for the Age of Coding Agents with GitHub Cofounder Scott Chacon
The a16z Show
- Published
- April 20, 2026
- Duration
- 47:05
- Summary source
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- Last updated
- Jun 24, 2026
Discusses agents.
Summary
Matt Bornstein speaks with Scott Chacon, cofounder of GitHub and CEO of GitButler, about why Git's user interface has barely changed since 2005, how GitButler is rethinking version control for both humans and AI agents, and what the "next GitHub" might actually look like. They cover parallel branches, agent-optimized CLI design, the future of code review,…
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Matt Bornstein speaks with Scott Chacon, cofounder of GitHub and CEO of GitButler, about why Git's user interface has barely changed since 2005, how GitButler is rethinking version control for both humans and AI agents, and what the "next GitHub" might actually look like. They cover parallel branches, agent-optimized CLI design, the future of code review, and why the best engineers of the future will be the best writers. Resources: Follow Scott Chacon on X: https://twitter.com/chacon Follow Matt
Themes
- agents