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What the CEO of Microsoft-owned GitHub has to say on the company laying off 80% of its employees in India
TECH NEWS : Microsoft-owned GitHub sees a surge in Indian users, with 2.2 million new developers. CEO Thomas Dohmke discusses layoffs and AI's potential impact on
During his visit to India, Microsoft's GitHub CEO, Thomas Dohmke, addressed various topics, including the company's decision to lay off a significant portion of its Indian workforce in 2023 as part of a restructuring effort.Dohmke spoke to the Economic Times, discussing the challenging nature of the decision due to economic factors impacting specific product areas within the Indian team. The developer community in India on GitHub is projected to surpass that of the United States, which currently stands at 21 million, by 2027. Children and adults alike will learn to code in their native language, leading to a prolonged groundswell of developers,” said Dohmke in an interview to TOI.
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