Github Copilot X — The Latest Buzz Word Taking the Tech World by Storm

GitHub Copilot is constantly evolving to enhance the developer experience. In addition to providing autocomplete-style suggestions while you write code, it is now expanding to include chat and voice interfaces, support for pull requests, and the ability to answer questions on documentation.

Moreover, GitHub Copilot is adopting OpenAI’s GPT-4 technology to provide a more personalised experience for developers. With these new features, developers can look forward to an even more seamless and intuitive coding experience.

What does the X represent in GitHub Copilot X?

According to GitHub blog post…

The “X” represents a placeholder for where we intend GitHub Copilot to become available, and what we expect it to be capable of doing (e.g. “Copilot <for pull requests>“, “Copilot <for security>“). It is extending the product from one experience, code completion, to X experiences across the developer’s workflow.

So keep in mind GitHub Copilot X is not a product but the set of offerings.

What are GitHub Copilot X offerings? 🤔

1. Context aware conversations with your copilot. If you’re stuck solving a problem, ask GitHub Copilot to explain a piece of code. Bump into an error? Have GitHub Copilot fix it. It’ll even generate unit tests so you can get back to building what’s next.

2. Docs that feel tailored for you. Spend less time searching and more time learning, by getting personalized answers that are grounded in maintainer-written documentation, with inline citations.

3. Pull requests that tell a story. GitHub Copilot keeps track of your work, suggests descriptions, and helps reviewers reason about your changes with a code walkthrough.

• AI-generated PR descriptions. We’ve all skipped the pull request template one too many times. No more. TAB TAB TAB Submit And, you’re done!
• Automate automated testing. If you happen to miss a test while coding, GitHub Copilot can be of assistance. It has the ability to identify any missing unit tests and generate new test cases for you automatically after each build. This feature can save you time and effort, ensuring that your code is thoroughly tested and free of errors.

4. Take command of your CLI. Forget how to delete a tag? Ask GitHub Copilot for assistance right in your terminal. Need help with multi-step shell commands and scripting? Just explain what you want to do.

How to get access to GitHub Copilot X features 🤔

Join the waitlist 👉 https://github.com/features/preview

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