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GitHub
Mon Nov 18 2024
Does GitHub Copilot improve code quality? Here’s what the data says
Findings in our latest study show that the quality of code written with GitHub Copilot is significantly more functional, readable, reliable,...
Tue Oct 29 2024
New from Universe 2024: Get the latest previews and releases
Find out how we’re evolving GitHub and GitHub Copilot—and get access to the latest previews and GA releases.
Bringing developer choice to Copilot with Anthropic’s Claude 3.5 Sonnet, Google’s Gemini 1.5 Pro, and OpenAI’s o1-preview
At GitHub Universe, we announced Anthropic’s Claude 3.
AI-and-ML
Wed Oct 09 2024
5 tips and tricks when using GitHub Copilot Workspace
GitHub Next launched the technical preview for GitHub Copilot Workspace in April 2024.
Thu Oct 03 2024
How students teamed up to decode 2,000-year-old texts using AI
Students used GitHub Copilot to decode ancient texts buried in Mount Vesuvius, achieving a groundbreaking historical breakthrough.
Mon Sep 30 2024
Code referencing now generally available in GitHub Copilot and with Microsoft Azure AI
Announcing the general availability of code referencing in GitHub Copilot and Microsoft Azure AI, allowing developers to permit code suggest...
Thu Sep 26 2024
GitHub Copilot now available in github.com for Copilot Individual and Copilot Business plans
With this public preview, we’re unlocking the context of your code and collaborators—and taking the next step in infusing AI into every deve...
Developer-skills
Boost your CLI skills with GitHub Copilot
Want to know how to take your terminal skills to the next level? Whether you’re starting out, or looking for more advanced commands, GitHub ...
Thu Sep 19 2024
Try out OpenAI o1 in GitHub Copilot and Models
OpenAI o1-preview and o1-mini are now available in GitHub Copilot Chat in VS Code and in the GitHub Models playground.
Tue Sep 17 2024
Enhancing the GitHub Copilot ecosystem with Copilot Extensions, now in public beta
Whether you're an individual developer looking to streamline your workflow or an organization aiming to integrate proprietary tools, GitHub ...
Company
Thu Sep 12 2024
First Look: Exploring OpenAI o1 in GitHub Copilot
We've tested integrating OpenAI o1-preview with GitHub Copilot.
Company-news
Thu Aug 22 2024
GitHub named a Leader in the Gartner first-ever Magic Quadrant for AI Code Assistants
This year, as part of its annual Magic Quadrant series, Gartner published a first-of-its-kind report analyzing the state of play in the AI C...
Tue Aug 13 2024
What are AI agents and why do they matter?
Learn how AI agents and agentic AI systems use generative AI models and large language models to autonomously perform tasks on behalf of end...
Wed Aug 07 2024
How to use AI coding tools to learn a new programming language
Explore how AI coding tools like GitHub Copilot can accelerate your journey to learn new programming languages.
Thu Aug 01 2024
Introducing GitHub Models: A new generation of AI engineers building on GitHub
We are enabling the rise of the AI engineer with GitHub Models–bringing the power of industry leading large and small language models to our...
Wed Jul 31 2024
What’s new with GitHub Copilot: July 2024
To enhance your coding experience, AI tools should excel at saving you time with repetitive, administrative tasks, while providing accurate ...
Engineering
Thu Jun 13 2024
Unlocking the power of unstructured data with RAG
Unstructured data holds valuable information about codebases, organizational best practices, and customer feedback.
Product
Wed May 29 2024
GitHub and JFrog partner to unify code and binaries for DevSecOps
This partnership between GitHub and JFrog enables developers to manage code and binaries more efficiently on two of the most widely used dev...
Tue May 21 2024
Introducing GitHub Copilot Extensions: Unlocking unlimited possibilities with our ecosystem of partners
The world of Copilot is getting bigger, improving the developer experience by keeping developers in the flow longer and allowing them to do ...
Mon May 13 2024
Research: Quantifying GitHub Copilot’s impact in the enterprise with Accenture
We conducted research with developers at Accenture to understand GitHub Copilot’s real-world impact in enterprise organizations.
Security
Thu May 09 2024
How AI enhances static application security testing (SAST)
Here’s how SAST tools combine generative AI with code scanning to help you deliver features faster and keep vulnerabilities out of code.
Tue May 07 2024
GitHub Copilot Chat in GitHub Mobile is now generally available
With GitHub Copilot Chat in GitHub Mobile, developers can collaborate, ask coding questions, and gain insights into both public and private ...
Mon Apr 29 2024
GitHub Copilot Workspace: Welcome to the Copilot-native developer environment
We’re redefining the developer environment with GitHub Copilot Workspace - where any developer can go from idea, to code, to software all in...
Tue Apr 09 2024
4 ways GitHub engineers use GitHub Copilot
GitHub Copilot increases efficiency for our engineers by allowing us to automate repetitive tasks, stay focused, and more.
Mon Mar 25 2024
Using GitHub Copilot in your IDE: Tips, tricks, and best practices
GitHub Copilot is a powerful AI assistant.
Thu Mar 07 2024
Hard and soft skills for developers coding in the age of AI
While AI revolutionizes software development, it still relies on developers to pilot its use.
Enterprise
Mon Mar 04 2024
GitHub Copilot Learning Pathway: Accelerate your business with AI
Learn what GitHub Copilot can help your business achieve in this expert-guided GitHub Learning Pathway, featuring insights from tech leaders...
Wed Feb 28 2024
Customizing and fine-tuning LLMs: What you need to know
Learn how your organization can customize its LLM-based solution through retrieval augmented generation and fine-tuning.
Tue Feb 27 2024
GitHub Copilot Enterprise is now generally available
Our most advanced AI offering to date is customized to your organization’s knowledge and codebase, infusing GitHub Copilot throughout the so...
Thu Feb 22 2024
How AI code generation works
Explore the capabilities and benefits of AI code generation, and how it can improve the developer experience for your enterprise.
Insider newsletter digest: Cook up a controller with GitHub Copilot
Whether you're coding up a storm or cooking up code, building a controller function with AI is your secret sauce to a flavorful app.
Fri Feb 09 2024
Copilot in GitHub Support is now available!
Experience AI-powered assistance for queries related to GitHub topics.
Mon Jan 22 2024
10 unexpected ways to use GitHub Copilot
GitHub Copilot is widely known for its code generation feature.
Fri Dec 29 2023
GitHub Copilot Chat now generally available for organizations and individuals
All GitHub Copilot users can now enjoy natural language-powered coding with Copilot Chat at no additional cost.
Wed Dec 06 2023
How we’re experimenting with LLMs to evolve GitHub Copilot
Learn how we’re experimenting with generative AI models to extend GitHub Copilot across the developer lifecycle.
Wed Nov 08 2023
Universe 2023: Copilot transforms GitHub into the AI-powered developer platform
GitHub is announcing general availability of GitHub Copilot Chat and previews of the new GitHub Copilot Enterprise offering, new AI-powered ...
Fri Oct 27 2023
Demystifying LLMs: How they can do things they weren’t trained to do
Explore how LLMs generate text, why they sometimes hallucinate information, and the ethical implications surrounding their incredible capabi...
Tue Oct 10 2023
Research: Quantifying GitHub Copilot’s impact on code quality
Findings show that code quality is better across the board and developers felt more confident, too.
Mon Oct 09 2023
Prompting GitHub Copilot Chat to become your personal AI assistant for accessibility
GitHub Copilot Chat can help you learn about accessibility and improve the accessibility of your code.
Wed Sep 27 2023
How I used GitHub Copilot Chat to build a ReactJS gallery prototype
GitHub Copilot Chat can help developers create prototypes, understand code, make UI changes, troubleshoot errors, make code more accessible,...
Wed Sep 20 2023
GitHub Copilot Chat beta now available for all individuals
All GitHub Copilot for Individuals users now have access to GitHub Copilot Chat beta, bringing natural language-powered coding to every deve...
Wed Sep 06 2023
How to build an enterprise LLM application: Lessons from GitHub Copilot
The team behind GitHub Copilot shares its lessons for building an LLM app that delivers value to both individuals and enterprise users at sc...
Wed Aug 30 2023
Why Rust is the most admired language among developers
Rust continues to top the charts as the most admired and desired language by developers, and in this post, we dive a little deeper into how ...
Thu Aug 03 2023
Introducing code referencing for GitHub Copilot
Today, we’re announcing a private beta of GitHub Copilot with code referencing that includes a filter to detect code suggestions matching pu...
Fri Jul 28 2023
Smarter, more efficient coding: GitHub Copilot goes beyond Codex with improved AI model
We're thrilled to announce two major updates to GitHub Copilot code Completion's capabilities that will help developers work even more effic...
Tue Jul 25 2023
How to build a GPT-3 App with Nextjs, React, and GitHub Copilot
In this step-by-step tutorial, you will learn how to use GitHub Copilot to build an application with OpenAI’s gpt-3.
How to responsibly adopt GitHub Copilot with the GitHub Copilot Trust Center
We’re launching the GitHub Copilot Trust Center to provide transparency about how GitHub Copilot works and help organizations innovate respo...
Thu Jul 20 2023
GitHub Copilot Chat beta now available for every organization
All GitHub Copilot for Business users now have access to a limited GitHub Copilot Chat beta, bringing the power of conversational coding rig...
Mon Jul 17 2023
A developer’s guide to prompt engineering and LLMs
Prompt engineering is the art of communicating with a generative AI model.
Tue Jun 27 2023
The economic impact of the AI-powered developer lifecycle and lessons from GitHub Copilot
Today at Collision Conference we unveiled breaking new research on the economic and productivity impact of generative AI–powered developer t...
Tue Jun 20 2023
How to use GitHub Copilot: Prompts, tips, and use cases
In this prompt guide for GitHub Copilot, two GitHub developer advocates, Rizel and Michelle, will share examples and best practices for comm...
Wed May 17 2023
Inside GitHub: Working with the LLMs behind GitHub Copilot
Developers behind GitHub Copilot discuss what it was like to work with OpenAI’s large language model and how it informed the development of ...
How GitHub Copilot is getting better at understanding your code
With a new Fill-in-the-Middle paradigm, GitHub engineers improved the way GitHub Copilot contextualizes your code.