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GitHub chief faces extensive backlash after he said, "Use AI or..."

GitHub CEO Thomas Dohmke says developers must use AI or leave coding. He believes AI will write most code soon. Humans will focus on architecture and quality. Dohmke thinks adopting AI keeps ...

GitHub Copilot crosses 20M all-time users

GitHub Copilot, an AI coding tool offered by Microsoft-owned GitHub, has now reached more than 20 million users, Microsoft ...
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GitHub previews Copilot Workspace, an AI-native developer environment ...

GitHub has revealed Copilot Workspace, its AI-native developer environment. Using natural language, developers can brainstorm, plan, build, test and run code faster and easier than before.
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Can GitHub's Copilot AI put the fun back into being a developer?

GitHub researchers compare how fast developers can code with Copilot's AI assistance versus a group relying on standard developer practices. Written by Liam Tung, Contributing Writer Sept. 9, ...
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GitHub Copilot And The Unfulfilled Promises Of An Artificial ...

In late June of 2021, GitHub launched a ‘technical preview’ of what they termed GitHub Copilot, described as an ‘AI pair programmer which helps you write better code’. Quite… ...
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Copilot, GitHub’s AI-powered coding tool, will be free for students

GitHub Copilot, which leverages AI to suggest code, will be general availability in summer 2022 -- free for students and "verified" open source contributors.

AI Coding Agents: Driving The Next Evolution In Software Development

Everyone, not just developers, should understand what coding agents can and can't do, especially those shaping the future.

Microsoft 365 Copilot Rolls Out GPT-5 for Faster, Smarter AI

Microsoft has integrated GPT-5 into Copilot across Microsoft 365, GitHub, Copilot Studio, and Azure AI Foundry for smarter, ...