Visual Studio Magazine

Another Report Weighs In on GitHub Copilot Dev Productivity:

Is the original "AI pair programmer" helping developers be more productive? Several reports seeking to measure the impact of GitHub Copilot -- including one from GitHub itself -- have weighed in on ...
Visual Studio Magazine

New GitHub Copilot Research Finds 'Downward Pressure on Code Quality'

New research on the effect of AI-powered GitHub Copilot on software development cites some adverse results. The "Coding on Copilot" whitepaper from GitClear sought to investigate the quality and ...
The Next Web

GitHub freezes new Copilot sign-ups as agentic AI breaks the economics of flat-rate developer subscriptions

GitHub has paused new Copilot Pro, Pro+, and Student sign-ups as agentic AI workflows generate costs exceeding monthly plan ...
Neowin

GitHub Copilot Chat is now generally available for developers and organizations

Back in July, the Microsoft-owned software developer service GitHub launched a limited beta test of its GitHub Copilot Chat chatbot feature. In September, the beta version was made available for all ...
InfoWorld

GitHub pauses new Copilot sign-ups as agentic AI strains infrastructure

GitHub said long-running, parallelized AI coding sessions are pushing Copilot beyond the limits of its original individual ...
Business Wire

DataStax Launches GitHub Copilot Extension that Lets Developers “Chat” with Their Database Using Natural Language Instead of Code; Significantly Improves Developer Efficiency

SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Microsoft Build – DataStax, the generative AI data company, today announced the limited public beta of its GitHub Copilot extension, which lets developers chat in natural ...
InfoWorld

Developers react to GitHub Copilot

The Microsoft subsidiary has been working with OpenAI to build an AI tool that helps developers write code by making automated suggestions. Here’s what the early users make of it. Microsoft subsidiary ...