GitHub Copilot

AI pair programmer that suggests code in your editor

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About GitHub Copilot

GitHub Copilot is an AI-powered code completion tool developed by GitHub and OpenAI. It integrates directly into popular IDEs like VS Code, JetBrains, and Neovim, suggesting entire lines or blocks of code as you type. With Copilot Chat, you can ask questions about your codebase and get contextual answers.

Features

✦Code completion
✦Chat
✦Multi-file editing
✦CLI integration
✦IDE support

Pros & Cons

Pros

  • +Best IDE integration across editors
  • +Trained on massive code dataset
  • +Excellent for boilerplate and repetitive code
  • +Active development by GitHub/Microsoft
  • +Free for open-source contributors

Cons

  • −$10/mo for individuals
  • −Can suggest incorrect or insecure code
  • −Privacy concerns with code telemetry
  • −Less effective for niche languages

Platforms

macOSLinuxWindows

Tags

#coding#copilot#github#ai-completion

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