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GitHub Previews Agentic AI in VS Code Copilot

GitHub today announced a raft of improvements to its Copilot AI in the Visual Studio Code editor, including a new "agent mode" in preview that lets developers use the AI technology to write code ...
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GitHub Copilot is now available for free in VS Code

GitHub has reached 150 million developers and is celebrating by launching a free version of GitHub Copilot for VS Code. This free version has some limitations compared to the Pro version. GitHub, the ...
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Microsoft open-sources VS Code Copilot Chat extension on GitHub

Microsoft has released the source code for the GitHub Copilot Chat extension for VS Code under the MIT license. This provides the community access to the full implementation of the chat-based coding ...
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Hands On with New Experimental GitHub Copilot 'Agent Skills' in VS Code

Visual Studio Code 1.108 adds experimental Agent Skills, allowing GitHub Copilot to load custom instructions, scripts, and resources for specialized tasks. Agent Skills are defined in a simple folder ...
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GitHub Copilot AI coding assistant for Visual Studio Code – Beginners Guide

If you are learning to code or would like a little assistance on those harder areas of your script or application. You may be considering using Copilot to offer suggestions, helping you navigate ...