Imagine having a coding genie that could answer all of your questions. That’s what GitHub Copilot Chat is all about.
GitHub Copilot Chat is a new beta feature that allows you to have conversations with GitHub Copilot right from your editor. This was introduced in july, but only for Business users and now it is available for all GitHub Copilot individual users across Visual Studio and VS Code.
For VS code, you can add the extension by searching GitHub Copilot Chat, as show on the below image:-
once installed you can access it from left panel.
GitHub Copilot Chat is a real-time coding assistant that can help you to:
- Perform code analysis to break down complex concepts and get explanations of code snippets.
- Suggest best practices, tips, and solutions tailored to specific coding challenges.
- Identify and fix security vulnerabilities in your code.
- Enhance your learning process by helping you learn a new programming language or upskill at speed.
- Debug code by identifying issues and offering suggestions, explanations, and alternative approaches.
GitHub Copilot Chat is a powerful tool that can help developers of all skill levels improve their coding skills and productivity. It is still under development, but it has the potential to revolutionize the way we code.
If you’re looking for a way to improve your coding skills and productivity, I encourage you to give GitHub Copilot Chat a try.