GitHub Copilot in VS Code

Currently Playing: Getting the most out of GitHub Copilot's free tier

GitHub Copilot has a free tier that anyone with a GitHub account can sign up for - no credit card required. But what can you actually do with it? In this video,  @rconery  will show you what working with Copilot on the daily feels like, and how to optimize your chat requests to increase your efficiency and increase the fun - for free! 🔎 Chapters: 00:30 What does "free" mean? 01:16 Optimizing chat responses with Custom Instructions 05:26 Letting Copilot do the boilerplate 07:10 Refactoring, without the pain 09:22 Better commit messages 🔗 Links: https://aka.ms/get-copilot https://code.visualstudio.com/blogs/2... Featuring:‪@rconery‬ 📲 Follow VS Code: * X: https://x.com/code * Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/vscode.dev * LinkedIn: https://aka.ms/VSCode/LinkedIn * GitHub: https://github.com/microsoft/vscode #vscode #copilot #githubcopilot