GitHub Copilot

Overview

Built by GitHub and OpenAI, Copilot offers line/block completion inside editors like VS Code and can answer questions about your repo. Great for everyday dev productivity.

In detail

Copilot shines at 'let it write the boilerplate'. It reads your context to suggest code, tests, and explanations of errors. With Copilot Chat you can ask about the whole project. For speed-focused devs, it's a copilot, not a replacement driver.

Key features

• ✓Inline real-time completion
• ✓Copilot Chat Q&A
• ✓Multi-language support
• ✓Test generation

How to use

1. 1

   Install the extension

   Install Copilot in editors like VS Code.

2. 2

   Start coding

   Code normally and accept its completions.

3. 3

   Ask in chat

   Select code or ask about the project in chat.

FAQ

Is it free?

Free for students and open-source maintainers; others need a plan.

Which languages?

Most mainstream languages, with quality varying by language.

Does it leak my code?

You can opt out of training; enterprise plans add isolation.

Use cases