Visible Studio replace brings smoother Copilot integration

With the third preview of the deliberate Visible Studio 2022 17.10, Microsoft has “unified” the GitHub Copilot expertise within the IDE, combining Copilot and Copilot Chat right into a single extension.

Launched April 9, Visible Studio 2022 17.10 Preview 3 combines the options of GitHub Copilot and Copilot Chat into one package deal, eliminating the necessity to set up two separate extensions and can present a extra built-in AI expertise sooner or later, Microsoft mentioned. Builders can activate a GitHub Copilot subscription at github.com.

GitHub Copilot gives context-aware code completions, ideas, and even whole code snippets, whereas GitHub Copilot Chat, obtainable inline, solutions the person’s questions on code together with documentation, definitions, and error explanations. Copilot Chat additionally may help write strategies, lessons, and unit exams by converting prompts into code. And it may well apply an optimization characteristic in Copilot to enhance code high quality, readability, and safety, Microsoft mentioned.

GitHub Copilot presents an interactive expertise all through Visible Studio, via chat in a separate window and immediately in code, Microsoft mentioned. For builders utilizing Visible Studio 2022 17.10, GitHub Copilot is included proper out of the field as a advisable element. Visible Studio 2022 17.10 is because of be typically obtainable in Could.

Visible Studio customers can take part in a survey in regards to the Copilot expertise on SurveyMonkey or submit characteristic requests at visualstudio.com.