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At Microsoft Build 2026, RedMonk's James Governor sits down with Kyle Daigle, COO at GitHub and CMO of Developer at Microsoft, to unpack the event. The conversation looks at Microsoft's first homegrown frontier models, the growing importance of "token economics", new NVIDIA Spark-powered hardware, the push toward containerization and isolation for agents both on-device and in the cloud, and Windows improvements aimed at a calmer developer experience. Daigle also previews the agent-first GitHub Copilot app with its shareable canvases, and addresses developer anxiety amid industry layoffs, insisting Microsoft's principle remains keeping developers in the loop.This RedMonk conversation is sponsored by Microsoft.Show notes: https://redmonk.com/videos/kyle-daigle/Chapters00:00 Introduction to Developer Marketing at Microsoft02:08 Microsoft's Frontier Models and AI Innovations05:06 Local Model Execution and Security Concerns07:58 The Role of AI in Developer Productivity11:08 GitHub Copilot and the Future of Software Development14:20 Windows for Developers: Enhancements and Configurations17:05 Hardware Partnerships and Performance Expectations20:10 Supporting Developers in a Changing Landscape23:12 Addressing Reliability and Scalability Challenges