Which platforms, languages, and integrated development environments does GitHub Copilot support?
GitHub Copilot has undergone training in every language that is present in public repositories. The quality of recommendations you receive may be influenced by the quantity and variety of training data specific to that language. For instance, JavaScript is one of the most widely used programming languages supported by GitHub Copilot and is highly present in public repositories. Recommendations for languages that are less prevalent in public repositories may be fewer in number or less reliable.
As an extension, GitHub Copilot is accessible in Azure Data Studio, Visual Studio Code, Visual Studio, Vim, Neovim, and the JetBrains suite of integrated development environments. While code completion functionality is present in all of these extensions, the chat feature is presently exclusive to Visual Studio Code and Visual Studio. JetBrains IDEs have access to a beta version of the conversation feature. GitHub Copilot is additionally terminal-compatible via the GitHub CLI. GitHub Copilot will be incorporated natively into GitHub mobile and web in the near future.
On which data was GitHub Copilot trained?
Generative AI models that were jointly developed by GitHub, OpenAI, and Microsoft underpin GitHub Copilot. The model underwent training using natural language text and source code obtained from publicly accessible sources, such as code hosted on public repositories on GitHub.Describe GitHub Copilot.
GitHub Copilot revolutionizes the experience of developers. Copilot offers contextualized support across the software development lifecycle, including code completions, chat assistance, explanations of code, and responses to documentation in GitHub, among other features. It is backed by the industry's foremost AI experts. By elevating their workflow with Copilot, developers are able to devote more attention to value, innovation, and satisfaction.
By utilizing Copilot, developers are able to allocate more effort towards problem-solving and collaboration, while minimising the time and effort spent on repetitive tasks. This results in engaged developers shipping excellent software more quickly, as they are up to 55% more productive at writing code without sacrificing quality and report job satisfaction that is up to 75% higher than that of developers who do not use Copilot. without sacrificing quality, which ultimately results in more rapidly shipping excellent software by engaged developers.
Unlike other AI coding assistants, Copilot is integrally integrated into GitHub and is compatible with leading editors such as Visual Studio Code, JetBrains IDEs, Neovim, and Visual Studio. While code completion functionality is present in all of these extensions, the chat feature is presently exclusive to Visual Studio Code and Visual Studio. JetBrains IDEs have access to a beta version of the conversation feature. Copilot, which is gaining tens of thousands of business clients and millions of individual users, is the most widely adopted AI developer tool in the world and the competitive advantage that developers specifically request.