GitHub has rolled out Copilot Chat to all Visual Studio Code users, bringing conversational AI directly into the development workflow. The feature allows developers to ask questions, debug code, and generate functions through natural language.

What's New

The chat interface appears as a sidebar panel in VS Code, enabling developers to:

  • Ask coding questions in plain English
  • Debug errors with contextual explanations
  • Generate unit tests automatically
  • Refactor code with AI suggestions
"Copilot Chat feels like having a senior developer sitting next to you. It understands your codebase context and provides surprisingly accurate suggestions."
- Sarah Chen, Senior Developer at Stripe

Early Results

Beta users report 35% faster debugging and 50% reduction in Stack Overflow searches. The AI can understand project-specific patterns and coding standards.

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Microsoft reports over 1.3 million developers are now using GitHub Copilot, with 40% of code in popular repositories being AI-generated.

The feature is rolling out gradually to all VS Code users over the next two weeks. Extensions for JetBrains IDEs and Neovim are planned for Q4 2024.